AP Biology Unit 4: Cell Communication and Cell Cycle — Mind Map

Covers signal transduction pathways (reception, transduction, response), the three stages of cell signaling, feedback mechanisms (positive and negative), the phases of the cell cycle, mitosis and cytokinesis, cell cycle checkpoints, and the consequences of cell cycle disruption.

Cell Communication and Cell Cycle
- Cell Communication
  - Signaling Basics
    - Reception
    - Transduction
    - Response
  - Types of Signaling
    - Autocrine
    - Paracrine
    - Endocrine
    - Quorum Sensing
  - Receptors
    - GPCRs
    - Tyrosine Kinases
    - Ion-Gated Channels
    - Intracellular Receptors
  - Transduction Components
    - Protein Kinases
    - Phosphorylation Cascade
    - Second Messengers
    - cAMP and Ca2+
- Cell Cycle
  - Phases
    - Interphase
    - G1, S, G2
    - Mitotic Phase
    - G0 Resting State
  - Mitosis Stages
    - Prophase
    - Metaphase
    - Anaphase
    - Telophase
    - Cytokinesis
- Regulation and Feedback
  - Checkpoints
    - G1 Checkpoint
    - G2 Checkpoint
    - M Spindle Checkpoint
  - Molecular Regulators
    - Cyclins
    - Cdks
    - MPF Complex
  - Feedback Mechanisms
    - Negative Feedback
    - Positive Feedback
- Clinical and Evolutionary Context
  - Cancer
    - Oncogenes
    - Tumor Suppressors
    - p53 and RB1
  - Evolution
    - Shared Kinases
    - Tyrosine Kinase Emergence
    - Biofilm Formation