Mitotic Catastrophe

R. Y.C. Poon*

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Abstract

Mitotic catastrophe is generally defined as a mode of cell death or irreversible growth arrest associated with aberrant mitotic activity. It is characterized by an unscheduled activation of cyclin B1-CDK1. Conditions that can trigger mitotic catastrophe include precocious entry into mitosis and prolonged mitotic block. Mitotic catastrophe induces cell death during mitosis or following abnormal mitotic exit such as mitotic slippage. Failure of cells to undergo mitotic catastrophe is believed to contribute to genome instability and tumorigenesis. Furthermore, many anticancer strategies involve inducing cancer cells to undergo mitotic catastrophe.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFunctional Cell Biology
PublisherElsevier Inc.
Pages399-403
Number of pages5
Volume3
ISBN (Electronic)9780123944474
ISBN (Print)9780123947963
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

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Keywords

  • Anticancer therapies
  • Apoptosis
  • Cancer
  • Cell death
  • Cyclin
  • Cyclin-dependent kinase
  • DNA damage
  • Genome instability
  • Mitosis
  • Mitotic slippage
  • Necrosis
  • Spindle-assembly checkpoint

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