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Very late DNA replication in the human cell cycle

R J Widrow1, R S Hansen, H Kawame

  • 1Molecular and Cellular Biology Program of the University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98104, USA. rjwidrow@u.washington.edu

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
|September 16, 1998
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The G2 phase, a gap between DNA replication and mitosis, is much shorter than previously believed. New research shows DNA replication continues close to mitosis, challenging the traditional G2 period definition.

Area of Science:

  • Cell biology
  • Molecular biology
  • Genetics

Background:

  • The G2 phase is traditionally defined as the interval between DNA replication termination and mitosis onset.
  • In human cells, this G2 period was estimated to last 3-4 hours.
  • The complete absence of DNA synthesis during G2 has not been definitively proven.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the duration of the G2 phase in human cells.
  • To determine if DNA replication occurs late in the cell cycle, close to mitosis.
  • To re-evaluate the established definition and length of the G2 period.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of DNA replication timing at specific autosomal and X-linked loci.
  • Monitoring the accumulation of cyclin B1 as a cell-cycle progression marker.

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  • Correlating late DNA replication with cyclin B1 levels.

    • Main Results:

    • Programmed DNA replication was observed to continue within 90 minutes of mitosis at certain genetic loci.
    • The accumulation of cyclin B1, a marker typically associated with G2, significantly overlaps with this late DNA replication.
    • These findings indicate that the G2 phase may be considerably shorter than previously estimated.

    Conclusions:

    • The G2 phase is likely much shorter than the conventionally accepted 3-4 hours in human cells.
    • Late DNA replication extends very close to the onset of mitosis.
    • The G2 period may be functionally nonexistent in some cell types, necessitating a revision of the cell cycle model.