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Lecture 34 – Cell Cycle Control and Cancer Genetics I. Cancers result from genetic alterations A. majority of cancers caused by somatic mutations 1. spontaneous mutations 2. environmental mutagens - UV light increases risk of skin cancer - cigarette smoke increases risk of respiratory tract cancer B. some predispositions to cancer are inherited C. definitions 1. oncogene 2. proto-oncogene 3. viral or cellular oncogenes 4. tumor suppressor II. Hallmarks of cancer A. excessive cell proliferation B. metastasis C. an overview: cell proliferation abnormal proliferation tumor metastasis Generally multiple mutations required for cell to become cancerous cancer III. Cell cycle regulation A. Phases of the cell cycle 1. G1 – Gap between end of mitosis and DNA synthesis 2. S – DNA replication occurs 3. G2 – gap between DNA synthesis and mitosis 4. M – mitosis and cytokinesis 1 B. How to study cell cycle control: 1. treat with mutagen (like EMS) 3. replica plate 6. screen ts colonies for arrest at specific point in cell cycle 2. plate at permissive temperature 4. plate at restrictive temperature 5. screen for ts mutants C. Cyclin-dependent kinases ensure proper cell cycle timing 1. yeast mutants identified cell-division cycle (CDC) genes - why yeast? - similar cell-cycle control system as humans - reproduce rapidly - genes can be deleted, replaced or altered - can proliferate in haploid state D. regulation of cell cycle 1. several important points in cycle (2 shown) - regulated by activity of dimeric protein complex CDK = cyclin dependent kinase (kinases add phosphate to target proteins) cyclin = protein whose level changes through cell cycle CDK (inactive) 2 CDK1:cyclin D or E (active) cyclin CKDK1:cyclin B (active) CDK:cyclin (active) 2. Cyclin/CDK regulate cell cycle transitions - cells use four classes of cyclin/CDK complexes 3. other proteins regulate CDK:cyclins, or are regulated by them Rb = retinoblastoma (a tumor suppressor) E2F = transcription factor Rb CDK = cyclin dependent kinase E2F cyc = cyclin CDK CDK cyc E2F + Rb P CDKcyc cyc E. checkpoints – cell determines if ready for next step - eg: is S complete, is DNA OK? - if yes, cell proceeds to M - if no, cell arrests until problem fixed - how do checkpoints work? - consider DNA damage before S Rb = retinoblastoma (a tumor suppressor) E2F = transcription factor CDK = cyclin dependent kinase cyc = cyclin p53 = tumor suppressor p21 = CDK inhibitor DNA damage CDK Rb E2F p21 p53 cyc CDK CDKcyc cyc 3 E2F + Rb P IV. Apoptosis – programmed cell death A. excess cells produced during development destined to die - example: webbing between digits B. cells that may become cancerous also can be killed by apoptosis - better to lose a few cells than to develop cancer - intracellular proteases degrade proteins, kill cell - caspases - initial signal may be from outside cell or inside C. Two interconnected cell death pathways V. Cancer A. Major human medical problem B. Cancers are descendants of one cell, accumulate mutations C. Cancer typically requires multiple mutations - best understood in colon cancer because intermediates isolated D. various types of cancer – promoting genetic alterations 1. point mutations 2. loss of domains 3. gene fusions 4. misexpression 4 5. extensive chromosome abnormalities common in cancers E. Familial cancer syndromes 1. some result from mutation in DNA repair genes 2. familial adenomatous polyposis coli (FAP) 3. Li-Fraumeni syndrome 5