DNA replication licensing factor MCM4 is a component of the MCM2-MCM7 complex which consists of six sequence-related AAA+ type ATPases/helicases that form a heterohexameric ring essential for 'once per cell cycle' DNA replication initiation and elong ...
DNA replication licensing factor MCM4 is a component of the MCM2-MCM7 complex which consists of six sequence-related AAA+ type ATPases/helicases that form a heterohexameric ring essential for 'once per cell cycle' DNA replication initiation and elongation in eukaryotic cells [1-3]. This is the winged helix domain (WHD) found at the C-terminal of MCM4 [1-3]. Upon ssDNA binding the MCM5-WHD moves out of the central channel and becomes disordered, the MCM6-WHD moves backward and away from the channel, and the MCM4-WHD now partially occludes the channel opening. These changes enable CMG (Cdc45, Mcm2-7, GINS, the eukaryotic replicative helicase) to encircle dsDNA, and is consistent with reports that showed the MCM2-7 matures into two fully assembled CMGs on dsDNA before origin DNA unwinding occurs [3].
The C terminal domain of CDC6 assumes a winged helix fold, with a five alpha-helical bundle (alpha15-alpha19) structure, backed on one side by three beta strands (beta6-beta8). It has been shown that this domain acts as a DNA-localisation factor, how ...
The C terminal domain of CDC6 assumes a winged helix fold, with a five alpha-helical bundle (alpha15-alpha19) structure, backed on one side by three beta strands (beta6-beta8). It has been shown that this domain acts as a DNA-localisation factor, however its exact function is, as yet, unknown. Putative functions include: (1) mediation of protein-protein interactions and (2) regulation of nucleotide binding and hydrolysis. Mutagenesis studies have shown that this domain is essential for appropriate Cdc6 activity [1].
All DNA replication initiation is driven by a single conserved eukaryotic initiator complex termed he origin recognition complex (ORC). The ORC is a six protein complex. This entry represents the RecA-like domain of ORC2 with no predicted ATPase acti ...
All DNA replication initiation is driven by a single conserved eukaryotic initiator complex termed he origin recognition complex (ORC). The ORC is a six protein complex. This entry represents the RecA-like domain of ORC2 with no predicted ATPase activity [2].
This is the C-terminal winged-helix (WH) DNA-binding domain of the origin recognition complex present in Drosophila melanogaster. The WH domain is responsible for recognizing origin sequences [1].
ORC5 is a component of the origin recognition complex (ORC) that binds origins of replication. ORC is required to assemble the pre-replication complex necessary to initiate DNA replication. This is the lid domain, which with the N-terminal RecA-fold ...
ORC5 is a component of the origin recognition complex (ORC) that binds origins of replication. ORC is required to assemble the pre-replication complex necessary to initiate DNA replication. This is the lid domain, which with the N-terminal RecA-fold domain, constitutes the well-known AAA+ domain [1].