The Cell Cycle (and cancer) [Updated]

Explore the cell cycle with the Amoeba Sisters and an important example of when it is not controlled: cancer. We have an Unlectured resource for this topic: https://www.amoebasisters.com/unlectured Expand video details for table of contents. 👇 Video also mentions cell cycle checkpoints and cell cycle control.

Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
1:00 Cell Growth and Cell Reproduction
1:42 Cancer (explaining uncontrolled cell growth)
3:27 Cell Cycle
5:26 Cell Cycle Checkpoints
6:48 Cell Cycle Regulation
8:16 G0 Phase of Cell Cycle

Vocabulary in this video includes the words apoptosis, G1, S, G2, mitosis, and cytokinesis. Positive regulator proteins such as cyclins and cyclin dependent kinases are briefly mentioned as well as a negative regulator protein p53.

Positive and negative regulation reference regarding cyclin types and cyclin rise/fall areas [in humans]:
OpenStax, Biology. OpenStax CNX. http://cnx.org/contents/185cbf87-c72e....

Are you interested in how blood supply to cancer cells may differ from blood supply to healthy cells? Learn more in this Further Reading: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...


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