cell cycle checkpoint

id: GO:0000075
name: cell cycle checkpoint
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: A cell cycle regulatory process that controls cell cycle progression by monitoring the timing and integrity of specific cell cycle events. A cell cycle checkpoint encompasses detection of an event or biological quality, signal transduction, and effector processes that delay or stop cell cycle progression in response to a defect.

Child Functions

idname
GO:0007093mitotic cell cycle checkpoint
GO:0031565cytokinesis checkpoint
GO:0031570DNA integrity checkpoint
GO:0031576G2/M transition checkpoint
GO:0031577spindle checkpoint
GO:0033313meiotic cell cycle checkpoint
GO:0071779G1/S transition checkpoint

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0071156regulation of cell cycle arrest