400981 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 1, Motor Neuron, Syncytium

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Many different types of eukaryotic cells undergo size- dependent transitions during the cell cycle. These transitions are controlled by the cyclin-dependent kinase cdk1. Though the proteins that control cdk1 are well understood, their connection to mechanisms monitoring cell size remains elusive. A postulated model for mammalian size control situates mass as the driving force of the cell cycle. A cell is unable to grow to an abnormally large size because at a certain cell size or cell mass, the s phase is initiated. The s phase starts the sequence of events leading to mitosis and cytokinesis. A cell is unable to get too small because the later cell cycle events, such as s, g2, and m, are delayed until mass increases sufficiently to begin s phase. Many of the signal molecules that convey information to cells during the control of cellular differentiation or growth are called growth factors.

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