cell cycle

American

noun

the cycle of growth and asexual reproduction of a cell, consisting of interphase followed in actively dividing cells by prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.

cell cycle British

noun

the growth cycle of eukaryotic cells. It is divided into five stages, known as G 0 , in which the cell is quiescent, G 1 and G 2 , in which it increases in size, S, in which it duplicates its DNA, and M, in which it undergoes mitosis and divides

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Etymology

Origin of cell cycle

First recorded in 1970–75

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This allowed them to assess changes in cytoplasmic stiffness across different stages of the cell cycle.

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The cytoskeleton naturally reorganizes as cells progress through the cell cycle.

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They found that many strains lack genes normally responsible for regulating the cell cycle, the system that controls DNA replication and cell division.

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The researchers connected SUPT5H to three key blood cell programs: hemoglobin production, cell cycle, and autophagy.

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"It activates hemoglobin synthesis, slows down the cell cycle, and slows down autophagy, which together have a synergistic effect."

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