CohesionChromosomesMitosisCohesinMeiosisProteinsSegregationProphaseMitoticSegregateReplicationExchangesSeparationCentromereCondensationOppositeHaploidProteinGerm CellsNucleusPolesCopiesBiolMammalian CellsAbnormalMicrotubules attachSomaticInterphaseVertebrateLymphocytesDissolutionAbnormalitiesDivisionKinetochoreRegulation of cellCultured Chinese hamstMicronucleusSpindle fibersNuclearBiologyGapsGeneChromatinRegulatesSeparateStructures calledDefects
Cohesion26
- Sister chromatid cohesion refers to the process by which sister chromatids are paired and held together during certain phases of the cell cycle. (wikipedia.org)
- Establishment of sister chromatid cohesion is the process by which chromatin-associated cohesin protein becomes competent to physically bind together the sister chromatids. (wikipedia.org)
- Some studies have suggested that cohesion aids in aligning the kinetochores during mitosis by forcing the kinetochores to face opposite cell poles. (wikipedia.org)
- Though cohesin can associate with chromatin earlier in the cell cycle, cohesion is established during S phase. (wikipedia.org)
- Early data suggesting that S phase is crucial to cohesion was based on the fact that after S phase, sister chromatids are always found in the bound state. (wikipedia.org)
- Tying establishment to DNA replication allows the cell to institute cohesion as soon as the sister chromatids are formed. (wikipedia.org)
- In addition to interacting with cohesin, Pds5 also interacts with Wapl (wings apart-like), another protein that has been implicated in the regulation of sister chromatid cohesion. (wikipedia.org)
- Cohesion proteins SMC1ß, SMC3, REC8 and STAG3 appear to participate in the cohesion of sister chromatids throughout the meiotic process in human oocytes. (wikipedia.org)
- The mcd1 mutant is defective in sister chromatid cohesion and chromosome condensation. (nih.gov)
- Sister chromatid cohesion depends on a complex called cohesin, which contains at least four subunits: Smc1, Smc3, Scc1 and Scc3. (nih.gov)
- A quite separate protein called Spo76 is required for sister chromatid cohesion during meiosis in the ascomycete Sordaria. (nih.gov)
- We show here that the yeast homologue of Spo76, called Pds5, is essential for establishing sister chromatid cohesion and maintaining it during metaphase. (nih.gov)
- Pds5p and the cohesin complex are required for sister chromatid cohesion and localize to the same chromosomal loci over the same cell cycle window. (silverchair.com)
- Dorsett D. Roles of the sister chromatid cohesion apparatus in gene expression, development, and human syndromes. (medlineplus.gov)
- These chromatids are attached to one another held by the cohesion complex. (brighthub.com)
- Delangin controls the interaction of the cohesion and the DNA of the chromatids during division. (brighthub.com)
- We analyzed the incorporation of sister chromatid cohesion proteins (cohesins) and other AE components into AEs. (rupress.org)
- Cohesion between sister chromatids is essential for proper chromosome disjunction and homologous recombination in the mitotic cycle and in meiosis ( Nasmyth, 2001 ). (rupress.org)
- Research has identified a double function for the Drosophila Dmt protein in both establishing and maintaining cohesion whereby identical chromatids pair during DNA replication. (sciencedaily.com)
- Dmt localizes to regions of tightly packed chromatin through interactions with other proteins to launch cohesion, and protects cohesion at other cell cycle timepoints by binding different proteins. (sciencedaily.com)
- At certain stages of the cell cycle, these chromatids pair and are held together in a process known as cohesion, which involves the cohesin protein. (sciencedaily.com)
- Cohesion is then maintained until the point when chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell. (sciencedaily.com)
- Although cohesin is then removed, cohesion around the region of the chromosome where the two sister chromatids link is protected until slightly later in the cell cycle. (sciencedaily.com)
- Sister chromatid cohesion is necessary for the equal segregation of chromosomes and subsequent genomic inheritance. (sciencedaily.com)
- A dual role for Dmt was identified in that it also protects cohesion, thus allowing it to persist during cell division. (sciencedaily.com)
- Moura-Castro LH, Peña-Martínes P, Castor A, Galeev R, Larsson J, Järås M, Yang M, Paulsson K. Sister chromatid cohesion defects are associated with chromosomal copy number heterogeneity in high hyperdiploid childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. (lu.se)
Chromosomes33
- Our results strongly suggest that an outward forcegenerated by the spindle midzone, independently of centrosomes, is sufficient tosegregate chromosomes in mitotic cells. (ens-lyon.fr)
- To gain insight into these mechanisms, we studied the behavior of cells entering mitosis with damaged chromosomes. (ca.gov)
- While I-CreI expression produces acentric chromosomes in the majority of neuronal stem cells, remarkably, it has no effect on adult survival. (ca.gov)
- We propose that BubR1 and Polo facilitate the accurate segregation of acentric chromatids by maintaining the integrity of the tethers that connect acentric chromosomes to their centric partners. (ca.gov)
- Chromosomes are normally visible under a light microscope only during the metaphase of cell division (where all chromosomes are aligned in the center of the cell in their condensed form). (wikipedia.org)
- [5] In animal cells, chromosomes reach their highest compaction level in anaphase during chromosome segregation . (wikipedia.org)
- In humans, for example, there are normally 23 pairs of chromosomes in each cell. (wikidoc.org)
- In a cell with 4N chromatids, there are 23 chromosome pairs (46 chromosomes), and each chromosome has 2 chromatids. (wikidoc.org)
- Immediately after a mitosis , where a cell has divided in two, but not yet duplicated its DNA, there are still 23 chromosome pairs (46 chromosomes). (wikidoc.org)
- Immediately after meiosis , each cell, called a gamete , only has half the amount of chromosomes (23 chromosomes). (wikidoc.org)
- Aneuploidy is an abnormality in the number of chromosomes in a cell due to loss or duplication. (genome.gov)
- In budding yeast, individual chromosomes from vegetative cells cannot be visualized by microscopy. (silverchair.com)
- Chromosomes then duplicate to produce SISTER CHROMATIDS (or HOMOLOGOUS DYADS). (cellsalive.com)
- Meiosis has produced 4 DAUGHTER CELLS, each with 1N chromosomes and 1N DNA. (cellsalive.com)
- Before cells divide, they must copy all of their chromosomes. (medlineplus.gov)
- The ESCO2 protein plays an important role in establishing the glue that holds the sister chromatids together until the chromosomes are ready to separate. (medlineplus.gov)
- Polytene chromosomes result from a succession of chromatid duplications that remain associated without concomitant cell division. (cea.fr)
- The 82nd Cold Spring Harbor Symposium focused on Chromosome Segregation & Structure and addressed the enormous progress in our understanding of the nature and behavior of chromosomes during the life cycle of the cell. (cshlpress.com)
- Chromosomes are thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of cells that contain genetic information. (proprofs.com)
- Nondisjunction in meiosis can lead to an abnormal number of chromosomes in the resulting cells, which is the cause of Down syndrome, Turner's syndrome, and Klinefelter's syndrome. (proprofs.com)
- As an egg cell, or oocyte, matures inside a woman's ovary, it undergoes a type of cell division called meiosis, in which the pairs of chromosomes inside it are lined up and fished apart, and half of them are expelled. (scienceinschool.org)
- In each of these cells, after DNA duplication, homologous chromosomes exchange genetic material during crossing over. (scienceinschool.org)
- Tomo used software that had been previously developed in Jan's lab, which allowed him to programme a laser scanning microscope to find the chromosomes in the egg cell's vast inner space, and then film them during cell division. (scienceinschool.org)
- The oocyte is a big cell, but the chromosomes sit in only a small part of that cell, and that's what we were interested in. (scienceinschool.org)
- By focusing the microscope only on the part of the cell where the chromosomes are, Tomo was able to obtain high-resolution images at short intervals of only one and a half minutes, which gave him a very clear picture of the process. (scienceinschool.org)
- 1. The X-shaped chromosomes form a single line across the middle of the cell. (ubc.ca)
- During the division of somatic cells (mitosis) newly duplicated chromosomes (sister chromatids) separate and segregate to opposite daughter cells. (scienceblog.com)
- In this cell division called meiosis, the two complete sets of chromosomes (maternal and paternal ones) in each body cell are reduced to a single one. (scienceblog.com)
- The fusion of two germ cells, one of which carried two copies of chromosomes 21, gave rise to body cells carrying three chromosomes 21. (scienceblog.com)
- Interphase is characterized by cell growth and DNA replication , while M is the phase of the cell cycle in which the chromosomes of the cell prepare for the cell to divide into two new cells. (coursehero.com)
- In eukaryotic cells , DNA is found in structures called chromosomes. (coursehero.com)
- Cell division in cells with a nucleus: microtubules (red) are pulling the chromosomes (blue) towards both sides of the nucleus. (uu.nl)
- The pairing of sister chromatids in interphase facilitates error-free homologous recombination (HR). Sister chromatids are held together by cohesin, one of three Structural Maintenance of Chromosomes (SMC) complexes. (figshare.com)
Mitosis13
- Analysis of the mcd1 mutant and cell cycle-dependent expression pattern of Mcd1p suggest that this protein functions in chromosome morphogenesis from S phase through mitosis. (nih.gov)
- Chromatids segregate without centrosomes during Caenorhabditis elegans mitosis in a Ran- and CLASP-dependent manner. (ens-lyon.fr)
- Home / Teams / Evolutionary Cell Biology in Nematodes - M. Delattre / Publications / Chromatids segregate without centrosomes during Caenorhabditis elegans mitosis in a Ran- and CLASP-dependent manner. (ens-lyon.fr)
- Using laser destruction of the centrosomes during Caenorhabditis elegans mitosis, we show that neither of these mechanisms is necessary to achieve proper chromatid segregation. (ens-lyon.fr)
- Complete ablation of Cdk1 precludes the entry of G2 phase cells into mitosis, and is early embryonic lethal in mice. (eur.nl)
- A chromatid is one of two identical copies of DNA making up a chromosome that are joined at their centromeres , for the process of nuclear division ( mitosis or meiosis ). (wikidoc.org)
- C ) Expansion of both the undifferentiated (A spermatogonia) and differentiated (A1 spermatogonia) spermatogonial populations occurs by mitosis of these cell types, regulated in part by FSH. (jci.org)
- A fifth phase has been identified, G0, in which the cell is resting just after mitosis but still carrying out normal functions. (coursehero.com)
- The M phase consists of mitosis, in which the cell divides, producing two new, identical cells. (coursehero.com)
- Interphase is collectively the gap 1 (G1), synthesis (S), and gap 2 (G2) phases of mitosis, in which a cell grows, replicates its DNA, and grows again. (coursehero.com)
- Each chromosome is condensed into a structure of two sister chromatids during prophase of mitosis. (coursehero.com)
- Sister chromatids are identical copies of DNA that remain connected until they are separated during mitosis. (coursehero.com)
- Other cellular structures are duplicated during G2, such that each replicated daughter cell produced during mitosis will have all necessary organelles (such as mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, etc. (coursehero.com)
Cohesin5
- Wapl has been tied to the loss of cohesin from the chromatids during M phase. (wikipedia.org)
- Fig. 2: Co-depletion of securin and SGO2 is cytotoxic and results in premature sister chromatid separation and cohesin cleavage. (nature.com)
- The research carried out on the model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast) is explained by Prof. Klein, "Until they are separated, the sister chromatids are linked by a protein ring called cohesin. (scienceblog.com)
- It is Ama1, which activates the APC/C too early in the absence of Mnd2 and thus opens the cohesin rings prematurely, that leads to chromosome damage and finally to the death of the cell. (scienceblog.com)
- However, cohesin and condensin are also required for DNA repair, and HR genes are not essential for cell viability, but the SMC complexes are. (figshare.com)
Meiosis11
- Thus, there are 92 chromatids in each cell (4xN) which occurs during anaphase 2 of meiosis . (wikidoc.org)
- The term chromatid was proposed by McClung (1900) for each of the four threads making up a chromosome -pair during meiosis . (wikidoc.org)
- Shugoshin-2 is essential for the completion of meiosis but not for mitotic cell division in mice. (nature.com)
- These cells then proceed through meiosis II, wherein sister chromatids are separated into individual cells. (jci.org)
- Sickle cell disease is not caused by nondisjunction in meiosis. (proprofs.com)
- The main events of human meiosis during egg cell maturation. (scienceinschool.org)
- Meiosis is then halted until ovulation, and most of the potential egg cells die off again. (scienceinschool.org)
- B: Between puberty and menopause, during each monthly cycle, a few potential egg cells progress further during the stages of meiosis, but only one at a time eventually completes the process. (scienceinschool.org)
- The polar body divides in two, the secondary egg cell divides into a third polar body and a mature egg cell, and meiosis is complete. (scienceinschool.org)
- Crossing Over - Occurs during meiosis I. Non-sister chromatids "cross over" and exchange pieces of DNA with each other. (ubc.ca)
- Meiosis is a specialized cellular program required to create haploid gametes from diploid parent cells. (biorxiv.org)
Proteins5
- in eukaryotic cells the most important of these proteins are the histones . (wikipedia.org)
- For instance, how can cells control the diverse patterns of glycosylation of various secretory proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi in an orderly manner with high accuracy? (go.jp)
- The centromere is aided in binding sister chromatids together by several proteins called cohesins and condensins. (coursehero.com)
- The protein complex that the cells of animals, plants, and fungi use to control cell division was created long ago from at least 40 different proteins. (uu.nl)
- Here we identified Nup2 in a pool of enriched proteins that co-purify with tagged Ndj1 from meiotic cell extracts. (biorxiv.org)
Segregation4
- BubR1- and Polo-coated DNA tethers facilitate poleward segregation of acentric chromatids. (ca.gov)
- The acentric chromatid poleward movement is mediated through DNA tethers decorated with BubR1, Polo, INCENP, and Aurora-B. Reduced BubR1 or Polo function results in abnormal segregation of acentric chromatids, a decrease in acentric chromosome tethering, and a great reduction in adult survival. (ca.gov)
- These findings show that the premature segregation of sister chromatids with lethal consequences are inhibited by a protein named Mnd2. (scienceblog.com)
- This linkage ensures their correct segregation to the daughter cells later on. (scienceblog.com)
Prophase1
- In meiotic prophase, the sister chromatids of each chromosome develop a common axial element (AE) that is integrated into the synaptonemal complex (SC). (rupress.org)
Mitotic3
- Dampening Cdk1 activation, by reducing gene expression or upon treatment with cell-permeable Cdk1 inhibitors, is also detrimental for proliferating cells, but has been associated with defects in mitotic progression, and the formation of aneuploid daughter cells. (eur.nl)
- We show that Cdk1 inhibition leads to fatal sister chromatid alignment errors and mitotic arrest in the spindle checkpoint. (eur.nl)
- If these structures are manipulated incorrectly, through processes known as chromosomal instability and translocation, the cell may undergo mitotic catastrophe . (wikipedia.org)
Segregate2
- Current models propose that displacement of the spindle poles and/or the activity of kinetochore microtubules generate mechanical forces that segregate sister chromatids. (ens-lyon.fr)
- Our live studies reveal that acentric chromatids segregate efficiently to opposite poles. (ca.gov)
Replication4
- This solves the problem of how the cell might properly identify and pair sister chromatids by ensuring that the sister chromatids are never separate once replication has occurred. (wikipedia.org)
- Accordingly, Rad51b-c.92delT variant reduced replication fork progression of patient-derived lymphoblastoid cell lines and pluripotent reprogramming efficiency of primary mouse embryonic fibroblasts. (nature.com)
- It has been said that after repeated cell replication, the telomeres get shorter resulting in cell death. (wikidoc.org)
- A sister chromatid is one half of an identical pair of chromatids formed by the replication of a single chromosome. (sciencedaily.com)
Exchanges7
- The relationship between the 'spontaneous' frequency of sister-chromatid exchanges (SCE) and tumorigenicity was studied in a series of hybrids between a C57BL melanoma cell line and diploid cells, but no correlation was found between the 2 variables. (biologists.com)
- In our previous studies this metabolite, but not the parent compound, was found to induce sister chromatid exchanges (SCEs) and micronucleus (MN) formation in Chinese hamster lung fibroblasts (V79 cells). (cdc.gov)
- [ 7 , 8 ] Sister chromatid exchanges are considered a sensitive indicator for cell genome instability, as they are thought to be the outcome of DNA double-strand breaks resulting from homologous recombination repair. (medscape.com)
- Numerical abnormalities, chromatid exchanges and translocations were virtually absent. (karger.com)
- Two studies reported negative results for sister chromatid exchanges in exposed workers, while in another study a weakly positive response was found [ref: 41]. (inchem.org)
- Vinyl chloride induced chromosomal aberrations, sister chromatid exchanges and micronuclei in rodents exposed in vivo but did not induce mutation in the mouse spot test or dominant lethal mutations in rats or mice. (inchem.org)
- Vinyl chloride induced sister chromatid exchanges in human lymphocytes in vitro . (inchem.org)
Separation3
- This gene provides instructions for making a protein that is important for proper chromosome separation during cell division . (medlineplus.gov)
- The latter mechanism facilitates a considerable degree of sister chromatid separation in securin-knockout cells that lack APC/C activity. (nature.com)
- In initial experiments, Ms. Penkner observed defects in meiotic chromosome structure, DNA breaks and premature separation of sister chromatides in cells lacking Mnd2. (scienceblog.com)
Centromere2
- All identified mutations in the ESCO2 gene prevent the cell from producing any functional ESCO2 protein, which causes some of the glue between sister chromatids to be missing around the chromosome's constriction point ( centromere ). (medlineplus.gov)
- A centromere , the point on a chromosome that attaches to the spindle fibers with a kinetochore during cell division, attaches the sister chromatids. (coursehero.com)
Condensation1
- Others use the concept in a narrower sense, to refer to the individualized portions of chromatin during cell division, visible under light microscopy due to high condensation. (wikipedia.org)
Opposite3
- Chiasmata break apart and sister chromatids begin migrating toward opposite poles. (cellsalive.com)
- C: If fertilisation happens, the paired chromatids are pulled apart, moving to opposite poles of the cells. (scienceinschool.org)
- 1. Sister chromatids move to opposite pols of the cell. (ubc.ca)
Haploid3
- Alternatively, a haploid cell with two chromatids per chromosome also has 46 chromatids. (wikidoc.org)
- Resulting daughter cells are HAPLOID (1N). (cellsalive.com)
- and the unique differentiation of haploid cells (spermiogenesis) (Figure 1 ). (jci.org)
Protein7
- In a cell, antisense DNA serves as the template for producing messenger RNA (mRNA), which directs the synthesis of a protein. (genome.gov)
- BLM encodes 1417 amino acids that code for a protein in the nuclear matrix of growing cells, which is a member of the RecQ family of helicases. (medscape.com)
- Nagoya University researchers labeled the Dmt protein with a green fluorescent tag, then used live cell imaging to show that it localizes to the joining point of tightly packed chromatin in Drosophila cells. (sciencedaily.com)
- We have now discovered an important role of the protein Mnd2 in stabilising this arrangement up to the right moment in the cell division. (scienceblog.com)
- A cell spends most of its time in interphase, during which it mostly performs its normal functions, such as protein synthesis. (coursehero.com)
- During cell division, both chromatids - the two copies of a chromosome - contain a protein complex that resembles a fairground grappling hook. (uu.nl)
- The composition of the kinetochore in the last common ancestor (LECA) of all current eukaryotic cells exhibits the diverse origin of the protein. (uu.nl)
Germ Cells1
- and Germ Cells. (cshlpress.com)
Nucleus2
- This could explain the overwhelming success of all cells with a cell nucleus, according to researchers at Utrecht University and the Hubrecht Institute. (uu.nl)
- In contrast to the prokaryotic bacterial cells, the eukaryotic cells of fungi, plants, and animals all have a nucleus that stores the DNA. (uu.nl)
Poles1
- CHROMATIDS separate and begin moving to the poles. (cellsalive.com)
Copies2
- The joined copies are now called sister chromatids . (wikipedia.org)
- which means both copies of the gene in each cell have mutations. (medlineplus.gov)
Biol3
- Mol Biol Cell, 26(11):2020-9. (ens-lyon.fr)
- J Cell Biol (2003) 163 (4): 729-741. (silverchair.com)
- J Cell Biol (2003) 160 (5): 657-670. (rupress.org)
Mammalian Cells4
- Recombinant glycoproteins produced in mammalian cells are clinically indispensable drugs used to treat a broad spectrum of diseases. (go.jp)
- Moreover, a reliable in vitro study (Murie and Innes, 1997 K3 CSR) is available in which the potential of LAS Na to cause chromosomal aberrations in mammalian cells was examined. (europa.eu)
- 1995 K2 CSR) that measures the potential in vitro genotoxicity of LAS Na to cause mutations in mammalian cells shows that LAS Na was not mutagenic to Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells both in the presence and absence of S9. (europa.eu)
- Interhomolog recombination and loss of heterozygosity in wild-type and Bloom syndrome helicase (BLM)-deficient mammalian cells. (medscape.com)
Abnormal1
- The immune system has a remarkable capacity to scan tissues to recognize and eliminate abnormal and malignant cells. (lu.se)
Microtubules attach2
- The point where the two chromatids touch, and where the microtubules attach. (wikidoc.org)
- Now paired chromatids line up at the equators of both the polar body and the egg cell, and at the time of ovulation, microtubules attach to them. (scienceinschool.org)
Somatic2
- Repair of mitomycin-C-induced chromosomal aberrations was impaired in RAD51B/Rad51b-c.92delT human and mouse somatic cells in vitro and in explanted mouse bone marrow cells. (nature.com)
- BML mutations thus result in defects in DNA repair and genomic instability in the somatic cells, predisposing the patients to cancer development. (medscape.com)
Interphase5
- The G1, S, and G2 phases of the cell cycle are collectively known as interphase. (coursehero.com)
- Interphase comprises the gap 1 (G1), synthesis (S), and gap 2 (G2) phases, in which the cell grows and replicates its genetic material. (coursehero.com)
- Interphase, the part of the cell cycle between division events, includes the G1, S, and G2 phases, during which the cell grows, replicates its DNA, and undergoes its usual functions. (coursehero.com)
- Interphase takes most of the time in the cell cycle, comprising more than 95% of the duration of the cell cycle in most eukaryotes. (coursehero.com)
- During interphase, a cell grows larger. (coursehero.com)
Vertebrate1
- In vertebrate cells, sister chromatids are associated along their length from their formation in S phase through metaphase. (silverchair.com)
Lymphocytes1
- Chromosomal studies were performed in phytohaemagglutinin-stimulated cultures of lymphocytes and in bone marrow cells without culture from 115 patients with megaloblastic anaemia resulting from nutritional deficiency of folate and vitamin B 12 Essentially similar chromosomal abnormalities were observed in the two cell lines. (karger.com)
Dissolution1
- Bloom helicase and DNA topoisomerase IIIalpha are involved in the dissolution of sister chromatids. (medscape.com)
Abnormalities1
- Such abnormalities may be caused by an irregular activity of the APC/C. To verify this idea, Ms. Penkner conducted clever experiments in which she inactivated the APC/C in yeast cells in addition to Mnd2. (scienceblog.com)
Division19
- Cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (Cdk1) is absolutely essential for cell division. (eur.nl)
- Loss of cell division cycle‑associated 5 promotes cell apoptosis by activating DNA damage response in clear cell renal cell carcinoma. (nih.gov)
- Silencing oncogene cell division cycle associated 5 induces apoptosis and G1 phase arrest of non-small cell lung cancer cells via p53-p21 signaling pathway. (nih.gov)
- CLEAVAGE FURROW forms beginning the process of CYTOKINESIS (cell division). (cellsalive.com)
- by delaying cell division. (medlineplus.gov)
- Delayed cell division can be a signal that the cell should undergo self-destruction. (medlineplus.gov)
- Cell Division 2007, 2 , 1-7. (ncl.ac.uk)
- By examining mouse egg cells under the microscope, EMBL scientist Tomoya (Tomo) Kitajima was the first to track the movements of all of an egg cell's kinetochores during the whole of cell division - all 10 hours of it. (scienceinschool.org)
- We were able, for the first time, to keep track of all the kinetochores throughout cell division - so there's not a single time point where it's ambiguous where that part of the chromosome is - and that's really a breakthrough in the field, achieving this in these very large and light-sensitive cells," says Jan Ellenberg, who heads the research group. (scienceinschool.org)
- And, because the microscope was only firing light at that small region of the oocyte, it did less damage to the cell, which enabled the scientists to keep up the imaging for the 10 hours of cell division (see box for more on smart microscopy ). (scienceinschool.org)
- Simple organisms such as the budding yeast carry only one shugoshin gene, while more complex vertebrates have two that function separately in different types of cell division," corresponding author Tomoko Nishiyama says. (sciencedaily.com)
- The project of a team of the University of Vienna funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) contributes to the Campus Vienna Biocenter maintaining a top-level position in the field of cell division research. (scienceblog.com)
- The cell division, which leads to the formation of gametes (egg and sperm cells), serves a different purpose. (scienceblog.com)
- The cell cycle is a series of carefully regulated events, including periods of growth, rest, and cell division. (coursehero.com)
- Most cells spend nearly all of their time in this part of cell division, growing in size and carrying out the normal functions of the cell. (coursehero.com)
- When the cell receives signals for division, it moves to the S phase. (coursehero.com)
- During the G2 phase, a structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells that coordinates the formation of microtubules, called a centrosome , allows cell division to proceed during reproduction. (coursehero.com)
- Geert Kops is Professor of Molecular Tumour Cell Biology at the Hubrecht Institute, and a specialist in eukaryotic cell division. (uu.nl)
- To me, the kinetochore is the black hole of eukaryotic cell division. (uu.nl)
Kinetochore1
- The kinetochore in every eukaryotic cell on Earth has a complex structure, while prokaryotic cells don't have a kinetochore. (uu.nl)
Regulation of cell1
- and regulation of cell cycle process. (nih.gov)
Cultured Chinese hamst1
- Genetic toxicology studies were conducted in Salmonella typhimurium, cultured Chinese hamster ovary cells, mouse bone marrow erythrocytes, and mouse peripheral blood erythrocytes. (nih.gov)
Micronucleus1
- 1986), a human cell micronucleus assay (Budinsky et al. (europa.eu)
Spindle fibers1
- Tension from spindle fibers aligns the tetrads at the cell equator. (cellsalive.com)
Nuclear3
- In mammals, functional analysis of the individual RAD51 paralogues in cell lines has shown similar but non-redundant contributions in DNA repair processes such as HR efficiency, RAD51 nuclear focus formation, sensitization to mitomycin C (MMC) and protection of perturbed replications forks [ 11 ]. (nature.com)
- In contrast, the KCBP knockout (KO) line in the moss Physcomitrella patens showed a defect in nuclear and organelle positioning in apical stem cells. (go.jp)
- Nup2 is a nonessential nucleoporin that functions in nuclear transport, boundary activity, and telomere silencing in mitotically dividing cells. (biorxiv.org)
Biology8
- P.J. Donovan's present address is Stem Cell Program and Dept. of Biological Chemistry and Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697. (rupress.org)
- It is rare to find such a wide-ranging perspective on this topic in one volume and this collection of papers will be valuable to investigators interested in many aspects of cell biology, genetics, and cancer. (cshlpress.com)
- Nature Cell Biology 2007, 9 (10), 1192-1198. (ncl.ac.uk)
- Journal of Cell Biology 2006, 174 (6), 791-801. (ncl.ac.uk)
- Nature Cell Biology 2006, 8 (9), 1035-1037. (ncl.ac.uk)
- Prof. Franz Klein and his colleague, Ph.D. student Alexandra Penkner from the Department of Chromosome Biology of the Max Perutz Laboratories at the Campus Vienna Biocenter, have now published results on an important regulation of this process in the journal CELL. (scienceblog.com)
- In research on cell biology, organelles have been a major unit of such analyses. (go.jp)
- This Copernican Revolution from organelle biology to organelle zone biology will drastically change and advance our thoughts about cells. (go.jp)
Gaps1
- The 3 h treatment following a 17 h posttreatment incubation gave rise to 24% aberrant cells (excluding gaps) and a total of 44 aberrations per 100 metaphases, while the 12 h treatment only gave a borderline response and the 20 h treatment did not yield a significant increase of CAs at any concentration tested. (cdc.gov)
Gene3
- 2013), a human cell gene mutation assay in the TK locus (Budinsky et al. (europa.eu)
- A human cell gene mutation assay in the HPRT locus is also available, although experimental methodology is limited (Budinsky et al. (europa.eu)
- It is a genetic disorder that results from a mutation in the hemoglobin gene, causing red blood cells to become sickle-shaped. (proprofs.com)
Chromatin1
- Some use the term chromosome in a wider sense, to refer to the individualized portions of chromatin in cells, either visible or not under light microscopy. (wikipedia.org)
Regulates1
- In this Review, we briefly outline the roles that follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and testosterone play in regulating spermatogenesis and describe our current understanding of how vitamin A regulates germ cell differentiation and how it may lead to the generation of both the cycle of the seminiferous epithelium and the spermatogenic wave. (jci.org)
Separate1
- Once they separate, each sister chromatid is considered to be a chromosome. (ubc.ca)
Structures called2
- The copied DNA from each chromosome is arranged into two identical structures, called sister chromatids. (medlineplus.gov)
- When cells divide, they replicate their DNA in each chromosome into two structures called sister chromatids. (brighthub.com)
Defects1
- We conclude that cell death in response to Cdk1 inhibitors directly relates to chromosome alignment defects generated by insufficient repression of PRC1-1 and KIF4 during prometaphase. (eur.nl)