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<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[6ptj]] is a 14 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atcc_18824 Atcc 18824] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker's_yeast Baker's yeast]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=6PTJ OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=6PTJ FirstGlance]. <br>
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<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[6ptj]] is a 14 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atcc_18824 Atcc 18824] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker's_yeast Baker's yeast]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=6PTJ OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=6PTJ FirstGlance]. <br>
<tr id='activity'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Activity:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA_helicase DNA helicase], with EC number [http://www.brenda-enzymes.info/php/result_flat.php4?ecno=3.6.4.12 3.6.4.12] </span></td></tr>
<tr id='activity'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Activity:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA_helicase DNA helicase], with EC number [http://www.brenda-enzymes.info/php/result_flat.php4?ecno=3.6.4.12 3.6.4.12] </span></td></tr>
6ptj is a 14 chain structure with sequence from Atcc 18824 and Baker's yeast. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
[MCM2_YEAST] Acts as component of the MCM2-7 complex (MCM complex) which is the putative replicative helicase essential for 'once per cell cycle' DNA replication initiation and elongation in eukaryotic cells. The active ATPase sites in the MCM2-7 ring are formed through the interaction surfaces of two neighboring subunits such that a critical structure of a conserved arginine finger motif is provided in trans relative to the ATP-binding site of the Walker A box of the adjacent subunit. The six ATPase active sites, however, are likely to contribute differentially to the complex helicase activity; specifically the MCM2-MCM5 association is proposed to be reversible and to mediate a open ring conformation which may facilitate DNA loading. Once loaded onto DNA, double hexamers can slide on dsDNA in the absence of ATPase activity. Necessary for cell growth.[1][2] [MCM7_YEAST] Acts as component of the MCM2-7 complex (MCM complex) which is the putative replicative helicase essential for 'once per cell cycle' DNA replication initiation and elongation in eukaryotic cells. The active ATPase sites in the MCM2-7 ring are formed through the interaction surfaces of two neighboring subunits such that a critical structure of a conserved arginine finger motif is provided in trans relative to the ATP-binding site of the Walker A box of the adjacent subunit. The six ATPase active sites, however, are likely to contribute differentially to the complex helicase activity. Once loaded onto DNA, double hexamers can slide on dsDNA in the absence of ATPase activity.[3][4] [PSF3_YEAST] Functions as part of the GINS complex which plays an essential role in the initiation of DNA replication by binding to DNA replication origins and facilitating the assembly of the DNA replication machinery.[UniProtKB:P40359][5] [MCM3_YEAST] Acts as component of the MCM2-7 complex (MCM complex) which is the putative replicative helicase essential for 'once per cell cycle' DNA replication initiation and elongation in eukaryotic cells. The active ATPase sites in the MCM2-7 ring are formed through the interaction surfaces of two neighboring subunits such that a critical structure of a conserved arginine finger motif is provided in trans relative to the ATP-binding site of the Walker A box of the adjacent subunit. The six ATPase active sites, however, are likely to contribute differentially to the complex helicase activity. Once loaded onto DNA, double hexamers can slide on dsDNA in the absence of ATPase activity. Necessary for cell growth.[6][7] [MCM5_YEAST] Acts as component of the MCM2-7 complex (MCM complex) which is the putative replicative helicase essential for 'once per cell cycle' DNA replication initiation and elongation in eukaryotic cells. The active ATPase sites in the MCM2-7 ring are formed through the interaction surfaces of two neighboring subunits such that a critical structure of a conserved arginine finger motif is provided in trans relative to the ATP-binding site of the Walker A box of the adjacent subunit. The six ATPase active sites, however, are likely to contribute differentially to the complex helicase activity; specifically the MCM2-MCM5 association is proposed to be reversible and to mediate a open ring conformation which may facilitate DNA loading. Once loaded onto DNA, double hexamers can slide on dsDNA in the absence of ATPase activity.[8][9] [PSF2_YEAST] Functions as part of the GINS complex which plays an essential role in the initiation of DNA replication by binding to DNA replication origins and facilitating the assembly of the DNA replication machinery.[10] [CTF4_YEAST] Accessory factor for DNA replication. It plays a role in accurately duplicating the genome in vivo. [MCM4_YEAST] Acts as component of the MCM2-7 complex (MCM complex) which is the putative replicative helicase essential for 'once per cell cycle' DNA replication initiation and elongation in eukaryotic cells. The active ATPase sites in the MCM2-7 ring are formed through the interaction surfaces of two neighboring subunits such that a critical structure of a conserved arginine finger motif is provided in trans relative to the ATP-binding site of the Walker A box of the adjacent subunit. The six ATPase active sites, however, are likely to contribute differentially to the complex helicase activity. Once loaded onto DNA, double hexamers can slide on dsDNA in the absence of ATPase activity. Required for S phase execution.[11][12] [PSF1_YEAST] Required for DNA replication. Functions as part of the GINS complex which plays an essential role in the initiation of DNA replication by binding to DNA replication origins and facilitating the assembly of the DNA replication machinery. Required for the chromatin binding of CDC45.[13] [SLD5_YEAST] Required for DNA replication. Functions as part of the GINS complex which plays an essential role in the initiation of DNA replication by binding to DNA replication origins and facilitating the assembly of the DNA replication machinery.[14] [UniProtKB:P40359] [MCM6_YEAST] Acts as component of the MCM2-7 complex (MCM complex) which is the putative replicative helicase essential for 'once per cell cycle' DNA replication initiation and elongation in eukaryotic cells. The active ATPase sites in the MCM2-7 ring are formed through the interaction surfaces of two neighboring subunits such that a critical structure of a conserved arginine finger motif is provided in trans relative to the ATP-binding site of the Walker A box of the adjacent subunit. The six ATPase active sites, however, are likely to contribute differentially to the complex helicase activity. Once loaded onto DNA, double hexamers can slide on dsDNA in the absence of ATPase activity. Required for the entry in S phase and for cell division.[15][16] [CDC45_YEAST] Required for initiation of chromosomal DNA replication. Acts at the origin of replication. Also has a role in minichromosome maintenance.[17][18]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
The current view is that eukaryotic replisomes are independent. Here we show that Ctf4 tightly dimerizes CMG helicase, with an extensive interface involving Psf2, Cdc45, and Sld5. Interestingly, Ctf4 binds only one Pol alpha-primase. Thus, Ctf4 may have evolved as a trimer to organize two helicases and one Pol alpha-primase into a replication factory. In the 2CMG-Ctf43-1Pol alpha-primase factory model, the two CMGs nearly face each other, placing the two lagging strands toward the center and two leading strands out the sides. The single Pol alpha-primase is centrally located and may prime both sister replisomes. The Ctf4-coupled-sister replisome model is consistent with cellular microscopy studies revealing two sister forks of an origin remain attached and are pushed forward from a protein platform. The replication factory model may facilitate parental nucleosome transfer during replication.
Ctf4 organizes sister replisomes and Pol alpha into a replication factory.,Yuan Z, Georgescu R, Santos RLA, Zhang D, Bai L, Yao NY, Zhao G, O'Donnell ME, Li H Elife. 2019 Oct 7;8. pii: 47405. doi: 10.7554/eLife.47405. PMID:31589141[19]
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
References
↑ Remus D, Beuron F, Tolun G, Griffith JD, Morris EP, Diffley JF. Concerted loading of Mcm2-7 double hexamers around DNA during DNA replication origin licensing. Cell. 2009 Nov 13;139(4):719-30. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.10.015. Epub 2009 Nov, 5. PMID:19896182 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2009.10.015
↑ Evrin C, Clarke P, Zech J, Lurz R, Sun J, Uhle S, Li H, Stillman B, Speck C. A double-hexameric MCM2-7 complex is loaded onto origin DNA during licensing of eukaryotic DNA replication. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Dec 1;106(48):20240-5. doi:, 10.1073/pnas.0911500106. Epub 2009 Nov 12. PMID:19910535 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0911500106
↑ Remus D, Beuron F, Tolun G, Griffith JD, Morris EP, Diffley JF. Concerted loading of Mcm2-7 double hexamers around DNA during DNA replication origin licensing. Cell. 2009 Nov 13;139(4):719-30. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.10.015. Epub 2009 Nov, 5. PMID:19896182 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2009.10.015
↑ Evrin C, Clarke P, Zech J, Lurz R, Sun J, Uhle S, Li H, Stillman B, Speck C. A double-hexameric MCM2-7 complex is loaded onto origin DNA during licensing of eukaryotic DNA replication. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Dec 1;106(48):20240-5. doi:, 10.1073/pnas.0911500106. Epub 2009 Nov 12. PMID:19910535 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0911500106
↑ Takayama Y, Kamimura Y, Okawa M, Muramatsu S, Sugino A, Araki H. GINS, a novel multiprotein complex required for chromosomal DNA replication in budding yeast. Genes Dev. 2003 May 1;17(9):1153-65. PMID:12730134 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/gad.1065903
↑ Remus D, Beuron F, Tolun G, Griffith JD, Morris EP, Diffley JF. Concerted loading of Mcm2-7 double hexamers around DNA during DNA replication origin licensing. Cell. 2009 Nov 13;139(4):719-30. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.10.015. Epub 2009 Nov, 5. PMID:19896182 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2009.10.015
↑ Evrin C, Clarke P, Zech J, Lurz R, Sun J, Uhle S, Li H, Stillman B, Speck C. A double-hexameric MCM2-7 complex is loaded onto origin DNA during licensing of eukaryotic DNA replication. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Dec 1;106(48):20240-5. doi:, 10.1073/pnas.0911500106. Epub 2009 Nov 12. PMID:19910535 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0911500106
↑ Remus D, Beuron F, Tolun G, Griffith JD, Morris EP, Diffley JF. Concerted loading of Mcm2-7 double hexamers around DNA during DNA replication origin licensing. Cell. 2009 Nov 13;139(4):719-30. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.10.015. Epub 2009 Nov, 5. PMID:19896182 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2009.10.015
↑ Evrin C, Clarke P, Zech J, Lurz R, Sun J, Uhle S, Li H, Stillman B, Speck C. A double-hexameric MCM2-7 complex is loaded onto origin DNA during licensing of eukaryotic DNA replication. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Dec 1;106(48):20240-5. doi:, 10.1073/pnas.0911500106. Epub 2009 Nov 12. PMID:19910535 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0911500106
↑ Takayama Y, Kamimura Y, Okawa M, Muramatsu S, Sugino A, Araki H. GINS, a novel multiprotein complex required for chromosomal DNA replication in budding yeast. Genes Dev. 2003 May 1;17(9):1153-65. PMID:12730134 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/gad.1065903
↑ Remus D, Beuron F, Tolun G, Griffith JD, Morris EP, Diffley JF. Concerted loading of Mcm2-7 double hexamers around DNA during DNA replication origin licensing. Cell. 2009 Nov 13;139(4):719-30. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.10.015. Epub 2009 Nov, 5. PMID:19896182 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2009.10.015
↑ Evrin C, Clarke P, Zech J, Lurz R, Sun J, Uhle S, Li H, Stillman B, Speck C. A double-hexameric MCM2-7 complex is loaded onto origin DNA during licensing of eukaryotic DNA replication. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Dec 1;106(48):20240-5. doi:, 10.1073/pnas.0911500106. Epub 2009 Nov 12. PMID:19910535 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0911500106
↑ Takayama Y, Kamimura Y, Okawa M, Muramatsu S, Sugino A, Araki H. GINS, a novel multiprotein complex required for chromosomal DNA replication in budding yeast. Genes Dev. 2003 May 1;17(9):1153-65. PMID:12730134 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/gad.1065903
↑ Takayama Y, Kamimura Y, Okawa M, Muramatsu S, Sugino A, Araki H. GINS, a novel multiprotein complex required for chromosomal DNA replication in budding yeast. Genes Dev. 2003 May 1;17(9):1153-65. PMID:12730134 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/gad.1065903
↑ Remus D, Beuron F, Tolun G, Griffith JD, Morris EP, Diffley JF. Concerted loading of Mcm2-7 double hexamers around DNA during DNA replication origin licensing. Cell. 2009 Nov 13;139(4):719-30. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.10.015. Epub 2009 Nov, 5. PMID:19896182 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2009.10.015
↑ Evrin C, Clarke P, Zech J, Lurz R, Sun J, Uhle S, Li H, Stillman B, Speck C. A double-hexameric MCM2-7 complex is loaded onto origin DNA during licensing of eukaryotic DNA replication. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Dec 1;106(48):20240-5. doi:, 10.1073/pnas.0911500106. Epub 2009 Nov 12. PMID:19910535 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0911500106
↑ Hopwood B, Dalton S. Cdc45p assembles into a complex with Cdc46p/Mcm5p, is required for minichromosome maintenance, and is essential for chromosomal DNA replication. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1996 Oct 29;93(22):12309-14. PMID:8901577
↑ Zou L, Mitchell J, Stillman B. CDC45, a novel yeast gene that functions with the origin recognition complex and Mcm proteins in initiation of DNA replication. Mol Cell Biol. 1997 Feb;17(2):553-63. PMID:9001208
↑ Yuan Z, Georgescu R, Santos RLA, Zhang D, Bai L, Yao NY, Zhao G, O'Donnell ME, Li H. Ctf4 organizes sister replisomes and Pol alpha into a replication factory. Elife. 2019 Oct 7;8. pii: 47405. doi: 10.7554/eLife.47405. PMID:31589141 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.47405
