Xenopus Mcm10 binds to origins of DNA replication after Mcm2-7 and stimulates origin binding of Cdc45

James A Wohlschlegel, Suman K Dhar, Tatyana A Prokhorova, Anindya Dutta*, Johannes C Walter

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Abstract

Current models suggest that the replication initiation factor Mcm10 is required for association of Mcm2-7 with origins of replication to generate the prereplicative complex (pre-RC). Here we report that Xenopus Mcm10 (XMcm10) is not required for origin binding of XMcm2-7. Instead, the chromatin binding of XMcm10 at the onset of DNA replication requires chromatin-bound XMcm2-7, and it is independent of Cdk2 and Cdc7. In the absence of XMcm10, XCdc45 binding, XRPA binding, and initiation-dependent plasmid supercoiling are blocked. Therefore, XMcm10 performs its function after pre-RC assembly and before origin unwinding. As one of the earliest known pre-RC activation steps, chromatin binding of XMcm10 is an attractive target for regulation by cell cycle checkpoints.

Original languageEnglish
JournalMolecular Cell
Volume9
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)233-240
ISSN1097-2765
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2002
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Animals
  • Carrier Proteins/metabolism
  • Cell Cycle
  • Cell Cycle Proteins/genetics
  • Chromatin/metabolism
  • DNA/metabolism
  • DNA Replication/physiology
  • DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism
  • Egg Proteins/metabolism
  • Expressed Sequence Tags
  • Kinetics
  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Minichromosome Maintenance Proteins
  • Nuclear Proteins/metabolism
  • Oocytes/metabolism
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases/physiology
  • Replication Origin/genetics
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
  • Xenopus Proteins/metabolism
  • Xenopus laevis/metabolism

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