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PROSTHODONTICS - American College of Prosthodontists

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division)inwhichchromosomesdivideandareseparatedandcytokinesis(celldivision)inwhichthecell’scytoplasmdividestocreatetwodaughtercells.InterphaseisatermusedtorefertoG1,SandG2phasescollectively.Inessence,thetimebetweencelldivisions(Mphases)isinterphase.GIphase,thefirstpart<strong>of</strong>interphase,isthatpart<strong>of</strong>thecellcyclewhencellularfunctionsunrelatedtocelldivisionareactive.SphaseisconsideredtobeginwhenDNAsynthesisstartsandisconsideredtoendwhenDNAsynthesisiscomplete.Innormalcelldivision,attheend<strong>of</strong>Sphase,thecell’sDNAcontenthasdoubled.Uponcompletion<strong>of</strong>Sphase,thecellentersG2phaseduringwhichmicrotubulesproductioniselevatedtopreparethecellforMphasewherecelldivisiontakesplace. Figure1Tosummarize,thereiscellgrowth(G1phase)followedbyDNAreplication(Sphase),thenpreparationforcelldivision(G2phase),andfinallycelldivision(Mphase).Acellthathasbecomesignificantlydysfunctionalmayactivate“self‐destruct”cellprogramsresultingincelldeathasaresult<strong>of</strong>apoptosis.Incontrast,cellsthatarerelativelyfunctionalbutquiescent[non‐proliferative]aresometimesreferredtoasbeinginG0phase.However,acellinG1mayemergeatalatertimeandonceagainproliferate.Inaddition,cellsthatarefullydifferentiatedmayfunctionnormallyforanextendedperiod<strong>of</strong>timewithouttheabilitytobeginreplicationagain.Regulation<strong>of</strong>cellcycleprogressioninvolveshundreds<strong>of</strong>proteins,suchascyclinsandcyclindependentkinases(CDKs),andreliesonmanykeyprotein‐proteininteractionsaswellas 162010 CDEL Re-recognition <strong>of</strong> the Specialty Report 200 <strong>of</strong> 279

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