Chapter 13. Regulation of the Cell Cycle

  1. Prof. Dr. Gerhard Krauss

Published Online: 11 MAY 2004

DOI: 10.1002/3527601864.ch13

Biochemistry of Signal Transduction and Regulation, Third Edition

Biochemistry of Signal Transduction and Regulation, Third Edition

How to Cite

Krauss, G. (2004) Regulation of the Cell Cycle, in Biochemistry of Signal Transduction and Regulation, Third Edition, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, FRG. doi: 10.1002/3527601864.ch13

Author Information

  1. Laboratorium für Biochemie, Universität Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 11 MAY 2004
  2. Published Print: 7 AUG 2003

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9783527305919

Online ISBN: 9783527601868

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Keywords:

  • cell cycle;
  • control mechanisms;
  • cell cycle apparatus;
  • cyclins;
  • proteolysis;
  • G1/S phase transition;
  • G2/M transition;
  • SCF complex;
  • Cdc25 phosphatase;
  • damage checkpoints

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Overview of the Cell Cycle

    • Principles of Cell Cycle Control

    • Intrinsic Control Mechanisms

    • External Control Mechanisms

    • Critical Cell Cycle Events and Cell Cycle Transitions

  • Key Elements of the Cell Cycle Apparatus

    • Cyclin-dependent Protein Kinases, CDKs

    • Structure of CDKs and Regulation by Phosphorylation

    • Cyclins

    • Regulation of Cyclin Concentration

    • Structural Basis for CDK Activation

    • Inhibitors of CDKs: the CKIs

    • Substrates of CDKs

    • Multiple Regulation of CDKs

  • Regulation of the Cell Cycle by Proteolysis

    • Targeted Proteolysis by the SCF Complex

    • Proteolysis during Mitosis: the Anaphase-promoting Complex/Cyclosome

  • The G1/S Phase Transition

    • Function of the D-type Cyclins

    • Function of pRb in the Cell Cycle

  • Cell Cycle Control of DNA Replication

  • The G2/M Transition and Cdc25 Phosphatase

  • Summary of Cell Cycle Progression

  • The DNA Damage Checkpoints