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Unit 4: Cell Communication and Cell Cycle Unknown Info (AP Biology 2026)

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taxis

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the movement of an organism in response to a stimulus

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positive taxis

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towards a stimulus

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negative taxis

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away from a stimulus

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chemotaxis

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the movement in response to chemicals (e.g. bacteria with flagella away from repellants or to nicer locations, neutrophils in humans with infection)

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short-range cell-signaling

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affects only nearby cells

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long-range cell-signaling

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affects cells throughout the organism

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ligands

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signaling molecules that bind to receptors to trigger a response by changing the shape of the receptor protein

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ligand-gated ion channels

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receptor that opens or closes an ion channel upon binding with a particular ligand

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What are some examples of ligand-gated ion channels?

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on skeletal muscle cells that open with acetylcholine; when sodium depolarizes muscle cells they contract

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catalytic (enzyme-linked) receptors

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enzymatic active site on cytoplasmic side of membrane (e.g. insulin receptors)

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G-protein-linked receptor

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no act as an enzyme, binds to GTP or GDP on intracellular side when a ligand is bound extracellularly

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What is an example pf a G-protein linked receptor?

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cAMP hunger signal activates the secondary messengers of epinephrine and glucagon

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phosphorylation cascades

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series of protein kinases add a phosphate group to the next protein in a cascade sequence, helps amplify signal, quickly turn response on or off

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signal transduction in bacterial cells

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usually a simpler two-component regulatory system in transduction pathways

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signal transduction pathways can change stuff

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cell's phenotype, apoptosis, mutations in receptor or ligand, drugs / chemicals inhibit or excite parts of pathway

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negative feedback pathway (feedback inhibition)

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when a metabolic reaction turns itself off using its own end product

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cell communication in plants

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signals in response to environmental stimuli, light receptors, chemical communication, between plants

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non-dividing cells

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often highly specialized cells created from a population of less specialized cells

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temporarily non-dividing cells

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enter G0 phase, where they stay until they get a signal to reenter the normal cell cycle

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cell cycle

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an orderly sequence of events that extends from when 2 daughter cells form to when they divide again

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interphase

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majority of cell cycle, metabolic activity = very high, chromosomes duplicated in S phase

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G1 (growth 1)

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before DNA synthesis begins, enzymes for S phase made (i.e. DNA helicase, DNA polymerase, DNA ligase), regular activity resumes, increased protein / organelle

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S (DNA synthesis)

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main part of chromosome duplication, DNA copied into sister chromatids

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G2 (growth 2)

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DNA synthesis completion, prepare for cell division, protein synth increased for proteins needed for cell division

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mitotic (M) phase

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most dramatic appearance changes, PMAT and cytokinesis

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skin, digestive tract lining cells divide...

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frequently, constantly sloughed off = must be regenerated

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liver cells divide...

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only if damaged (cell division repairs wounds)

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nerve and muscle cells divide...

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never

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anchorage dependency

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plant/animal cells must be anchored to a surface to divide (free-floating cells rarely divide)

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density dependent inhibition

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cells multiply to form single layer and stop dividing when touch each other because of inadequate growth factor supply

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growth factors proteins

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secreted by certain body cells, stimulate cells nearby to divide (more densely packed cells = more use up growth factors = divide slower)

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cell cycle control system

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cyclically operating set of proteins in the cell that trigger and coordinate major cell cycle events, from environmental conditions outside cell or go signals inside cell

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cell cycle checkpoints

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end of G1 (MOST IMPORTANT AS PREVENTS S PHASE) AND NON-DIVIDING STATE, end of G2 (prevents prophase / mitotic phase), metaphase (stops if not all chromosomes are attached to mitotic spindle on M plate)

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cyclin dependent kinases (CDKs) and cyclins

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bind to form a complex that causes the cell cycle to continue, regulated by checkpoints to control progression

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carcinoma

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cancer of external / internal body coverings (e.g. skin, intestinal lining)

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sarcomas

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cancer of supporting tissues (e.g. bone and muscle)

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leukemias and lymphomas

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cancers of blood-forming tissues (e.g. bone marrow, spleen, lymph nodes)

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oncogenes

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mutated genes that induce cancer, normally for proper cells growth and CCCS, but convert normal cells into cancerous cells due to mutated genes

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proto-oncogene

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normal healthy version of a gene

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tumor suppressor genes

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produce proteins that prevent the conversion of normal cells into cancer cells, detect damage in the cell, use CDK / cyclin complexes to stop cell growth until damage repaired

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cancer causes

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oncogenes (speed up cycle), tumor suppressors (remove stop checkpoints)

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chemotherapy

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antimitotic drugs disrupt cell division for whole body (vinblastine, taxol), fewer side effects

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radiation therapy

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direct to tumor high-energy radiation that disrupts division