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 language | English |
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Journal | Molecular Cell |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 2 |
Pages (from-to) | 233-240 |
ISSN | 1097-2765 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |
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