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minichromosome maintenance (Mcm) protein
Function:
- helicase that unwinds DNA
- component of minichromosome maintenance complex
Related
minichromosome maintenance (Mcm) complex
Specific
DNA replication licensing factor MCM2; minichromosome maintenance protein 2 homolog; nuclear protein BM28 (MCM2 BM28 CCNL1 CDCL1 KIAA0030)
DNA replication licensing factor MCM3; DNA polymerase alpha holoenzyme-associated protein P1; RLF subunit beta; P102 protein; P1-MCM3 (MCM3)
DNA replication licensing factor MCM4; CDC21 homolog; P1-CDC21 (MCM4 CDC21)
DNA replication licensing factor MCM5; CDC46 homolog; P1-CDC46 (MCM5, CDC46)
DNA replication licensing factor MCM6; p105MCM (MCM6)
DNA replication licensing factor MCM7; CDC47 homolog; P1.1-MCM3 (MCM7 CDC47 MCM2)
DNA replication licensing factor MCM8; minichromosome maintenance 8 (MCM8, C20orf154)
General
helicase (DNA unwinding protein, DNA untwisting protein)
Properties
COMPARTMENT: cell nucleus
MOTIF: DNA-binding motif
active site
MOTIF: P-loop
FOR-BINDING-OF: adenosine triphosphate
References
- Chong JP et al
The role of MCM/P1 proteins in the licensing of DNA replication.
TIBS 21:102 1996
PMID: 8882583
- Lygerou Z & Nurse P
Cell cycle. License withheld-geminin blocks DNA replication.
Science 290:2271-3, 2000
PMID: 11188727
Component-of
pre-replication complex