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Getting to S: CDK functions and targets on the path to cell-cycle commitment.

Robert P Fisher¹

¹Department of Oncological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.

|October 18, 2016

Summary

Eukaryotic cells decide when to divide through G1 phase checkpoints. Recent research reveals complex timing and obstacles in this commitment process, challenging previous models.

Keywords:

CDKs G1 progression S-phase entry cell cycle cell cycle checkpoints cyclin-dependent kinases

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Area of Science:

Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Genetics

Background:

The decision for eukaryotic cells to divide is a fundamental process, primarily regulated during the G1 phase.
Previously, analogous control points like Start in yeast and the restriction (R) point in mammalian cells were thought to integrate signals for cell fate determination.
These points were believed to govern the irreversible commitment to cell division versus cell cycle arrest or exit.

Approach:

Comparative analysis of cell-cycle control in yeast and mammalian systems.
Investigation of molecular mechanisms governing the G1 phase transition.
Exploration of signal integration related to nutritional and developmental cues.

Key Points:

Recent studies reveal that the timing of cell-cycle commitment, particularly in multicellular organisms, is more complex than previously understood.
An extended temporal window for sensing mitogens (signaling molecules) exists under specific growth conditions.
Unexpected barriers and alternative pathways ('exit ramps') can influence the progression towards irreversible cell division commitment.

Conclusions:

The precise moment of irrevocable cell division commitment in eukaryotes is under dynamic regulation.
Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) driving G1 progression and S-phase entry have functions that require further elucidation in light of these new findings.
The decision-making process for cell division involves a more nuanced interplay of signaling and regulatory events than previously modeled.