Summary: Chromosome Instability And Cancer

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  • 1.1 Introduction Chromosomal Instability

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  • High rate of chromosome segregation errors occur in?

    M phase
  • Various flavors of segregation errors

    1. Chromatin bridge
    2. Acentric chromosome 
    3. Lagging chromosome 
    4. Misaligned chromosome
  • Problems in prior S/G2 phase causes?

    1. Chromatin bridge
    2. Acentric chromosome
  • 1.2 A guided tour through Mitosis

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  • The purpose of M phase

    The equal distribution of the duplicated chromosomes (and centrosomes) over two new daughter cells
  • Dramatic cellular (DNA and cytoskeletal) changes associated with mitosis:

    • DNA condensation 
    • Mitotic spindle assembly
    • Nuclear envelope breakdown
    • Formation of the outer-kinetochore
  • The requirement for correct segregation?

    Chromosome bi-orientation
  • Attachment errors occur in (pro)metaphase and can result in?

    Chromosome mis-segregation in anaphase
  • Aurora B dependent phosphorylation of the KMN network reduces its?

    Microtubule binding affinity
  • The Mitotic Checkpoint (aka the Spindle Assembly Checkpoint)

    Prevents anaphase onset until all sister-chromatids are connected to the mitotic spindle
  • Initiating Anaphase & Mitotic Exit

    • Separase active
    • Cdk1 inactive
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