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48-483: Entry into S-phase is controlled by the G1 restriction point (R), which commits cells to the remainder of the cell-cycle if there is adequate nutrients and growth signaling. This transition is essentially irreversible; after passing the restriction point, the cell will progress through S-phase even if environmental conditions become unfavorable. Accordingly, entry into S-phase is controlled by molecular pathways that facilitate

96-454: A conformational change and promotes dimerization and autophosphorylation of tyrosine residues on the cytoplasmic tail of the RTKs. These phosphorylated tyrosine residues facilitate the docking of proteins containing an SH2-domain (e.g., Grb2 ), which can subsequently recruit other signaling proteins to the plasma membrane and trigger signaling kinase cascades. RTK-associated Grb2 binds Sos , which

144-505: A conserved 3` stem loop motif that selective binds to Stem Loop Binding Protein ( SLBP ). SLBP binding is required for efficient processing, export, and translation of histone mRNAs, allowing it to function as a highly sensitive biochemical "switch". During S-phase, accumulation of SLBP acts together with NPAT to drastically increase the efficiency of histone production. However, once S-phase ends, both SLBP and bound RNA are rapidly degraded. This immediately halts histone production and prevents

192-628: A model for how p27 is capable of regulating both cyclin-Cdk complex assembly and activity. Association of p27 with cyclin D-Cdk4/6 may further promote cell cycle progression by limiting the pool of p27 available for inactivating cyclin E-Cdk2 complexes.  Increasing cyclin E-Cdk2 activity in late G1 (and cyclin A-Cdk2 in early S) leads to p21/p27 phosphorylation that promotes their nuclear export, ubiquitination , and degradation. A paper published by

240-462: A positive feedback loop similar to the one found in yeast. Throughout M phase and G1 phase, cells assemble inactive pre-replication complexes (pre-RC) on replication origins distributed throughout the genome. During S-phase, the cell converts pre-RCs into active replication forks to initiate DNA replication. This process depends on the kinase activity of Cdc7 and various S-phase CDKs, both of which are upregulated upon S-phase entry. Activation of

288-903: A rapid, unidirectional shift in cell state. In yeast, for instance, cell growth induces accumulation of Cln3 cyclin , which complexes with the cyclin dependent kinase CDK2. The Cln3-CDK2 complex promotes transcription of S-phase genes by inactivating the transcriptional repressor Whi5 . Since upregulation of S-phase genes drive further suppression of Whi5 , this pathway creates a positive feedback loop that fully commits cells to S-phase gene expression. A remarkably similar regulatory scheme exists in mammalian cells. Mitogenic signals received throughout G1-phase cause gradual accumulation of cyclin D, which complexes with CDK4/6. Active cyclin D-CDK4/6 complex induces release of E2F transcription factor, which in turn initiates expression of S-phase genes. Several E2F target genes promote further release of E2F, creating

336-429: A separate time from the new strand. This allows repair enzymes to proofread the new strand and correct any mutations or errors. DNA could have the ability to activate or deactivate certain areas on the newly synthesized strand that allows the phenotype of the cell to be changed. This could be advantageous for the cell because DNA could activate a more favorable phenotype to aid in survival. Due to natural selection ,

384-440: A toxic buildup of free histones. Free histones produced by the cell during S-phase are rapidly incorporated into new nucleosomes. This process is closely tied to the replication fork, occurring immediately in “front” and “behind” the replication complex. Translocation of MCM helicase along the leading strand disrupts parental nucleosome octamers, resulting in the release of H3-H4 and H2A-H2B subunits. Reassembly of nucleosomes behind

432-683: A typical manner. Growth factor binds to receptors on the cell surface, and a variety of phosphorylation cascades result in Ca uptake and protein phosphorylation. Phosphoprotein levels are counterbalanced by phosphatases. Ultimately, transcriptional activation of certain target genes occurs. Extracellular signaling must be maintained, and the cell must also have access to sufficient nutrient supplies to support rapid protein synthesis. Accumulation of cyclin D's are essential. Cyclin D-bound Cdks 4 and 6 are activated by Cdk-activating kinase and drive

480-411: Is 2.4 × 10 . Thus, semiconservative DNA replication is both rapid and accurate. Semiconservative replication provides many advantages for DNA. It is fast, accurate, and allows for easy repair of DNA. It is also responsible for phenotypic diversity in a few prokaryotic species. The process of creating a newly synthesized strand from the template strand allows for the old strand to be methylated at

528-474: Is a guanine nucleotide exchange factor that converts membrane-bound Ras to its active form (Ras-GDP ⟶ {\displaystyle \longrightarrow } Ras-GTP). Active Ras activates the MAP kinase cascade, binding and activating Raf, which phosphorylates and activates MEK, which phosphorylates and activates ERK (also known as MAPK, see also MAPK/ERK pathway ). Active ERK then translocates into

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576-536: Is activated by phosphorylation and recruits the Tip60 chromatin remodeling complex to the promoters of histone genes. Tip60 activity removes inhibitory chromatin structures and drives a three to ten-fold increase in transcription rate. In addition to increasing transcription of histone genes, S-phase entry also regulates histone production at the RNA level. Instead of polyadenylated tails , canonical histone transcripts possess

624-453: Is no longer dependent on the presence of mitogens.   Sustained mitogen signaling promotes cell cycle entry largely through regulation of the G1 cyclins (cyclin D1-3) and their assembly with Cdk4/6, which may be mediated in parallel through both MAPK and PI3K pathways. MAPK Signaling Cascade The binding of extracellular growth factors to their receptor tyrosine kinases (RTK) triggers

672-455: Is not associated with activation of canonical DNA damage pathways, indicating that nucleosome assembly and histone supply may be scrutinized by a novel S-phase checkpoint. Restriction point The restriction point ( R ), also known as the Start or G 1 /S checkpoint , is a cell cycle checkpoint in the G 1 phase of the animal cell cycle at which the cell becomes "committed" to

720-435: Is not entirely assured.) The structure of DNA (as deciphered by James D. Watson and Francis Crick in 1953) suggested that each strand of the double helix would serve as a template for synthesis of a new strand. It was not known how newly synthesized strands combined with template strands to form two double helical DNA molecules. Multiple experiments were conducted to determine how DNA replicates. The semiconservative model

768-931: Is probably controlled by incorporation of histone variants during nucleosome reassembly. The close correlation seen between H3.3/H2A.Z and transcriptionally active regions lends support to this proposed mechanism. Unfortunately, a causal relationship has yet to be proven. During S-phase, the cell continuously scrutinizes its genome for abnormalities. Detection of DNA damage induces activation of three canonical S-phase "checkpoint pathways" that delay or arrest further cell cycle progression: In addition to these canonical checkpoints, recent evidence suggests that abnormalities in histone supply and nucleosome assembly can also alter S-phase progression. Depletion of free histones in Drosophila cells dramatically prolongs S-phase and causes permanent arrest in G2-phase. This unique arrest phenotype

816-516: Is sufficient for accurate re-establishment of chromatin domains. Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 ( PRC2 ) and several other histone-modifying complexes can "copy" modifications present on old histones onto new histones. This process amplifies epigenetic marks and counters the dilutive effect of nucleosome duplication. However, for small domains approaching the size of individual genes, old nucleosomes are spread too thinly for accurate propagation of histone modifications. In these regions, chromatin structure

864-582: The Ink4 proteins and p21 , help to prevent improper cyclin-cdk activity. Active cyclin D-cdk complexes phosphorylate retinoblastoma protein (pRb) in the nucleus. Unphosphorylated Rb acts as an inhibitor of G 1 by preventing E2F -mediated transcription. Once phosphorylated, E2F activates the transcription of cyclins E and A. Active cyclin E-cdk begins to accumulate and completes pRb phosphorylation, as shown in

912-489: The hydrogen bonds linking the complementary base pairs of DNA. The rate of semiconservative DNA replication in a living cell was first measured as the rate of the T4 phage DNA strand elongation in phage-infected E. coli . During the period of exponential DNA increase at 37 °C, the rate of strand elongation was 749 nucleotides per second. The mutation rate per base pair per round of replication during phage T4 DNA synthesis

960-503: The Cdk inhibitors p27 (preventing its nuclear import) and p21 (decreasing stability), and inactivating phosphorylation of the transcription factor FOXO4 (which regulates p27 expression). Together, this stabilization of cyclin D1 and destabilization of Cdk inhibitors favors G1 and G1/S-Cdk activity. Anti-mitogen Signaling Anti-mitogens like the cytokine TGF-β inhibit progression through

1008-507: The DNA double helix is unwound by helicase , replication occurs separately on each template strand in antiparallel directions. This process is known as semi-conservative replication because two copies of the original DNA molecule are produced, each copy conserving (replicating) the information from one half of the original DNA molecule. Each copy contains one original strand and one newly synthesized strand. (Both copies should be identical, but this

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1056-481: The Lingchong You and Joe Nevins groups at Duke University in 2008 demonstrated that the a bistable hysteric E2F switch underlies the restriction point. E2F promotes its own activation, and also promotes the inhibition of its own inhibitor ( pRb ), forming two feedback loops (among others) that are important in establishing bistable systems. The authors of this study used a destabilized GFP -system under

1104-473: The cell cycle and become quiescent (G 0 ), or to reenter G 1 . A cell's decision to enter, or reenter, the cell cycle is made before S-phase in G 1 at what is known as the restriction point, and is determined by the combination of promotional and inhibitory extracellular signals that are received and processed. Before the R-point, a cell requires these extracellular stimulants to begin progressing through

1152-416: The cell cycle, and after which extracellular signals are no longer required to stimulate proliferation. The defining biochemical feature of the restriction point is the activation of G 1 /S- and S-phase cyclin-CDK complexes , which in turn phosphorylate proteins that initiate DNA replication , centrosome duplication, and other early cell cycle events. It is one of three main cell cycle checkpoints,

1200-399: The cell cycle, and will require additional time (about 8 hours more than the withdrawal time in culture) after passing the restriction point to enter S phase. Mitogen Signaling Growth factors (e.g., PDGF , FGF, and EGF ) regulate entry of cells into the cell cycle and progression to the restriction point.  After passing this switch-like “point of no return,” cell cycle completion

1248-405: The cell towards the restriction point. Cyclin D, however has a high turnover rate (t 1/2 <25 min). It is because of this quick turnover rate that the cell is extremely sensitive to mitogenic signaling levels, which not only stimulate cyclin D production, but also help to stabilize cyclin D within the cell. In this way, cyclin D acts as a mitogenic signal sensor. Cdk inhibitors (CKI), such as

1296-509: The control of the E2F promoter as a readout of E2F activity. Serum-starved cells were stimulated with varying serum concentrations, and the GFP readout was recorded at a single-cell level. They found that the GFP reporter was either on or off, indicating that E2F was either completely activated or deactivated at all of the different serum levels analyzed. Further experiments, in which they analyzed

1344-604: The cyclin d-Cdk complex, increasing overall activity and nuclear localization of the complex. Subsequent studies elucidated that p27 may be required for cyclin D-Cdk complex formation, as p27 , p21 MEFs showed a decrease in cyclin D-Cdk4 complexation that could be rescued with p27 re-expression. Work by James et al. (2008) further suggests that phosphorylation of tyrosine residues on p27 can switch p27 between an inhibitory and non-inhibitory state while bound to cyclin D-Cdk4/6, offering

1392-938: The figure. Cdk inhibitors and regulation of Cyclin D/Cdk complex activity p27 and p21 are stoichiometric inhibitors of G1/S- and S-cyclin-Cdk complexes. While p21 levels increase during cell-cycle entry, p27 is generally inactivated as cells progress to late G1.   High cell density, mitogen starvation, and TGF-β result in accumulation of p27 and cell cycle arrest. Similarly, DNA damage and other stressors increase p21 levels, while mitogen-stimulated ERK2 and Akt activity leads to inactivating phosphorylation of p21.   Early work on p27 overexpression suggested that it can associate with and inhibit cyclin D-Cdk4/6 complexes and cyclin E/A-Cdk2 complexes in vitro and in select cell types. However, kinetic studies by LaBaer et al. (1997) found that titrating in p21 and p27 promotes assembly of

1440-489: The first three sub-phases of G 1 (competence, entry G 1a , progression G 1b ). After the R-point has been passed in G 1b , however, extracellular signals are no longer required, and the cell is irreversibly committed to preparing for DNA duplication . Further progression is regulated by intracellular mechanisms. Removal of stimulants before the cell reaches the R-point may result in the cell's reversion to quiescence. Under these conditions, cells are actually set back in

1488-410: The flexibility of DNA replication, allowing cells to control the rate of DNA synthesis and respond to replication stress. Since new DNA must be packaged into nucleosomes to function properly, synthesis of canonical (non-variant) histone proteins occurs alongside DNA replication. During early S-phase, the cyclin E-Cdk2 complex phosphorylates NPAT , a nuclear coactivator of histone transcription. NPAT

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1536-555: The formation of nucleosomes that either contain exclusively old H3-H4 or exclusively new H3-H4. “Old” and “new” histones are assigned to each daughter strand semi-randomly, resulting in equal division of regulatory modifications. Immediately after division, each daughter chromatid only possesses half the epigenetic modifications present in the paternal chromatid. The cell must use this partial set of instructions to re-establish functional chromatin domains before entering mitosis. For large genomic regions, inheritance of old H3-H4 nucleosomes

1584-547: The history-dependence of the E2F system confirmed that it operates as a hysteretic bistable switch. Cancer can be seen as a disruption of normal restriction point function, as cells continually and inappropriately reenter the cell cycle , and do not enter G 0 . Mutations at many steps in the pathway towards the restriction point can result in cancerous growth of cells. Some of the genes most commonly mutated in cancer include Cdks and CKIs; overactive Cdks or underactive CKIs lower

1632-705: The nucleus where it activates multiple targets, such as the transcription factor serum-response factor (SRF), resulting in expression of immediate early genes—notably the transcription factors Fos and Myc . Fos/Jun dimers comprise the transcription factor complex AP-1 and activate delayed response genes, including the major G1 cyclin, cyclin D1 . Myc also regulates expression of a wide variety of pro-proliferative and pro-growth genes, including some induction of cyclin D2 and Cdk4 . Additionally, sustained ERK activity seems to be important for phosphorylation and nuclear localization of CDK2 , further supporting progression through

1680-523: The other two being the G2-M DNA damage checkpoint and the spindle checkpoint . Originally, Howard Martin Temin showed that chicken cells reach a point at which they are committed to replicate their DNA and are not dependent on extracellular signals. About 20 years later, in 1973, Arthur Pardee demonstrated that a single restriction point exists in G 1 . Previously, G 1 had been defined simply as

1728-415: The pre-RC is a closely regulated and highly sequential process. After Cdc7 and S-phase CDKs phosphorylate their respective substrates, a second set of replicative factors associate with the pre-RC. Stable association encourages MCM helicase to unwind a small stretch of parental DNA into two strands of ssDNA, which in turn recruits replication protein A ( RPA ), an ssDNA binding protein. RPA recruitment primes

1776-439: The replication fork for loading of replicative DNA polymerases and PCNA sliding clamps. Loading of these factors completes the active replication fork and initiates synthesis of new DNA. Complete replication fork assembly and activation only occurs on a small subset of replication origins. All eukaryotes possess many more replication origins than strictly needed during one cycle of DNA replication. Redundant origins may increase

1824-448: The replication fork is mediated by chromatin assembly factors (CAFs) that are loosely associated with replication proteins. Though not fully understood, the reassembly does not appear to utilize the semi-conservative scheme seen in DNA replication. Labeling experiments indicate that nucleosome duplication is predominantly conservative. The paternal H3-H4 core nucleosome remains completely segregated from newly synthesized H3-H4, resulting in

1872-425: The restriction point, causing a G1 arrest. TGF-β signaling activates Smads, which complex with E2F4 /5 to repress Myc expression and also associate with Miz1 to activate expression of the Cdk inhibitor p15 to block cyclin D-Cdk complex formation and activity.  Cells arrested with TGF-β also accumulate p21 and p27. Overview As described above, signals from extracellular growth factors are transduced in

1920-399: The restriction point, such as growth factor receptor inhibitors , normal cells are prevented from proliferating, and are thus protected from chemotherapy treatments. Semiconservative replication Semiconservative replication describes the mechanism of DNA replication in all known cells. DNA replication occurs on multiple origins of replication along the DNA template strands. As

1968-597: The restriction point. PI3K Pathway Signaling p85, another SH2-domain-containing protein, binds activated RTKs and recruits PI3K (phosphoinositide-3-kinase), phosphorylating the phospholipid PIP2 to PIP3, leading to recruitment of Akt (via its PH-domain). In addition to other pro-growth and pro-survival functions, Akt inhibits glycogen synthase kinase-3β ( GSK3β ), thereby preventing GSK3β -mediated phosphorylation and subsequent degradation of cyclin D1 ( see figure ). Akt further regulates G1/S components by mTOR-mediated promotion of cyclin D1 translation, phosphorylation of

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2016-450: The same point in G 1 , which he termed the "restriction point", or R-point. In 1985, Zetterberg and Larsson discovered that, in all stages of the cell cycle, serum deprivation results in inhibition of protein synthesis. Only in postmitotic cells (i.e. cells in early G 1 ) did serum withdrawal force cells into quiescence ( G 0 ). In fact, Zetterberg found that virtually all of the variability in cell cycle length can be accounted for in

2064-499: The stringency of the restriction point, allowing more cells to bypass senescence. The restriction point is an important consideration in the development of new drug therapies. Under normal physiological conditions, all cell proliferation is regulated by the restriction point. This can be exploited and used as a way to protect non-cancerous cells from chemotherapy treatments. Chemotherapy drugs typically attack cells that are proliferating rapidly. By using drugs that inhibit completion of

2112-501: The time between mitosis and S phase . No molecular or morphological place-markers for a cell's position in G 1 were known. Pardee used a double-block method in which he shifted cells from one cell cycle block (such as critical amino acid withdrawal or serum withdrawal) to another and compared each block's efficiency at preventing progression to S phase. He found that both blocks in all cases examined were equally efficient at blocking S phase progression, indicating that they must all act at

2160-421: The time it takes the cell to move from the restriction point to S phase. Except for early embryonic development, most cells in multicellular organisms persist in a quiescent state known as G 0 , where proliferation does not occur, and cells are typically terminally differentiated; other specialized cells continue to divide into adulthood. For both of these groups of cells, a decision has been made to either exit

2208-462: Was anticipated by Nikolai Koltsov and later supported by the Meselson–Stahl experiment , which confirmed that DNA replicated semi-conservatively by conducting an experiment using two isotopes : nitrogen-15 ( N ) and nitrogen-14 ( N ). When N was added to the heavy N - N DNA, a hybrid of N - N

2256-650: Was one of three models originally proposed for DNA replication : For semiconservative replication to occur, the DNA double-helix needs to be separated so the new template strand can be bound to the complementary base pairs. Topoisomerase is the enzyme that aids in the unzipping and recombination of the double-helix. Specifically, topoisomerase prevents the double-helix from supercoiling, or becoming too tightly wound. Three topoisomerase enzymes are involved in this process: Type IA Topoisomerase , Type IB Topoisomerase , and Type II Topoisomerase . Type I Topoisomerase unwinds double stranded DNA while Type II Topoisomerase breaks

2304-420: Was seen in the first generation. After the second generation, the hybrid remained, but light DNA ( N - N ) was seen as well. This indicated that DNA replicated semi-conservatively. This mode of DNA replication allowed for each daughter strand to remain associated with its template strand. Semiconservative replication derives its name from the fact that this mechanism of transcription

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