MCM2-7 form double hexamers at licensed origins in Xenopus egg extract.
J Biol Chem
; 286(13): 11855-64, 2011 Apr 01.
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| ID: mdl-21282109
In late mitosis and G1, Mcm2-7 are assembled onto replication origins to license them for initiation in the upcoming S phase. After initiation, Mcm2-7 provide helicase activity to unwind DNA at the replication fork. Here we examine the structure of Mcm2-7 on chromatin in Xenopus egg extracts. We show that prior to replication initiation, Mcm2-7 is present at licensed replication origins in a complex with a molecular mass close to double that of the Mcm2-7 hexamer. This complex has approximately stoichiometric quantities of the 6 Mcm2-7 proteins and we conclude that it consists of a double heterohexamer. This provides a configuration potentially capable of initiating a pair of bidirectional replication forks in S phase. We also show that after initiation, Mcm2-7 associate with Cdc45 and GINS to form a relatively stable CMG (Cdc45-MCM-GINS) complex. The CMG proteins also associate less strongly with other replication proteins, consistent with the idea that a single CMG complex forms the core of the replisome.
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Assunto principal:
Oócitos
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Proteínas de Transporte
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Adenosina Trifosfatases
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Proteínas de Xenopus
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Complexos Multiproteicos
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Replicação do DNA
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Biol Chem
Ano de publicação:
2011
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Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido