What is apoptosis? Explain cell signaling pathways that triggers it.

Q: The protein p53 is activated when the cell's DNA is damaged. p53 helps to arrest the cell cycle in…

A: Cell division is controlled by a protein that is encoded by a tumor suppressor gene. Uncontrolled…

Q: Briefly discuss the important functions of apoptosis & autophagy?

A: Apoptosis is the programmed cell death occurring in multicellular organisms. Apoptosis is very…

Q: What events happen in a cell undergoing apoptosis?

A: Apoptosis - Apoptosis is defined by the process of cell shrinkage, DNA fragmentation, and…

Q: Why do most cancer treatments at present target microtubule formation of the cell? What are the most…

A: Cancer is a systemic disease which occurs within the body cells and tissues and eventually spreads…

Q: Discuss how apoptosis represents a regulatory event ofthe cell cycle.

A: Apoptosis is generally known as cell death.

Q: Name one characteristic observed in cells undergoing apoptosis

A: Apoptosis is a programmed cell death that occurs in multicellular organisms which follows a…

Q: Explain the relationship between the cell cycle andapoptosis

A: A biological cell is a hub of biochemical and metabolic activities. These cells have the ability to…

Q: What does transcytosis accomplish?

A: Cell transport is the development of substances across the cell membrane either into or out of the…

Q: Why are both cell division and apoptosis necessary for the development of an organism?

A: Cell Division : It is necessary to produce large number of cells to form the individual. Cell…

Q: Discuss the complete cell cycle in a human cell, mitosis and meiosis, and the regulatory components…

A: There are two types of cell division.They are Mitosis and Meiosis. Most of the times,the type of…

Q: What is known as apoptosis ?

A: Introduction  Ageing of cells can be attributed to several factors such as degradation of cellular…

Q: What are the roles of cytochrome c in Apoptosis

A: Introduction The cytochrome complex, also known as cyt c, is a tiny hemeprotein found loosely…

Q: How does cell death from apoptosis differ from cell death from necrosis?

A: Apoptosis is programmed cell death and necrosis is the premature cell death.

Q: cancer? Describe the role of apoptosis in cancer and identify what molecules are involved. Cite your…

A: Normal cell division is regulated so that there may not be excess cells in the body. When this cell…

Q: What happens if apoptosis does not occur?

A: Heredity of cancer is well known studied is also under lot of research because 5 to 10 % cases of…

Q: The p53 gene encodes a tumor-suppressor protein, p53, which acts as a transcription factor for…

A: Answer. Genes for which a gain of function mutation drives a cell towards cancer are called proto…

Q: How are integrins activated and how do they control cell proliferation? Regarding the cell-matrix…

A: Cells help in the structure and formation of living organisms and also perform many functions inside…

Q: List the actions that occur in a cell during apoptosis.

A: Apoptosis is a collective process in which the cell's contents are packaged into small packets of…

Q: How are apoptosis and necrosis similar? How do they differ?

A: Apoptosis and necrosis are the two processes through that cell meets death, that are controlled by…

Q: Describe kinases and cyclins. How do they interact to cause cells to move through the cell cycle?

A: Cell division can be defined as the process inside the body by which the cell divides and forms two…

Q: Explain the role of the mitochondria in apoptosis.

A: Mitochondrion  is a double membrane structure. They produce cellular energy in the form of ATP.…

Q: What is Apoptosis ?

A: The cell is the fundamental underlying, utilitarian, and natural unit of every single known…

Q: In your own words, explain how cancer cells differ from normal cells in regard to the following:…

A: Cancer is a very complex disease that causes a cell to divide uncontrollable. Different causes are…

Q: Define apoptosis.

A: Apoptosis is a type of cell death in which a sequence of events takes place to get rid of cells…

Q: What role do tumor suppressors, including p53, play in mediating cell cycle arrest for cells with…

A: The cell cycle is an ordered series of events by which a cell duplicates its genome and divides into…

Q: The myc oncogene increases expression of the glutamine transporter and glutaminase that converts…

A: Cancer is a disease defined by the uncontrolled development of a group of abnormal cells that can…

Q: Describe how Ras and p53 can alter the simplified genetic pathway controlling cell division shown…

A: There are two general types of genes that play a fundamental role in cancer induction:…