(d) Based on the data provided, explain how cellular processes must be altered in stomach cancer cells compared with normal stomach cells to result in the different levels of SIRT3 expression observed. A mutation to the gene encoding a cyclin-dependent kinase ( CDK ) in human stomach cells results in a CDK that is continually active in the cells. Explain why the continually active CDK will most likely change the normal cells into cancer cells.

The kidney filters potentially toxic substances in the blood, and thus “clears” the blood of those substances. this clearance function is dependent upon and proportional to the diffusion gradient of the substance across filtering capillaries, i. e. if the concentration of the substance is doubled, twice as much will be cleared from each ml of blood that is filtered. suppose that the body produces a constant amount of a substance x per unit of time. the kidneys eliminate substance x at a rate directly proportional to the concentration of the substance and the volume of blood cleared each minute (c): elimination = c × [x], where [x] is the steady-state concentration of substance x. imagine an individual with an initial concentration of x equal to [x]0 who develops kidney disease. her baseline clearance c0 drops to one half of the original (½c0). what is the new steady state concentration of x? (for simplicity, assume that substance x is 100% filtered by the kidney).