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A Meier-Gorlin syndrome mutation impairs the loading of the MCM2-7 complex during DNA replication initiation.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 24 Feb 2026
Liu Yusong, Yang Mengquan, Lu Ping, Gao Haishan, He Maozhou, Wang Yitao, Qi Ao, Cao Ting, Zhang Qiuqin, Qi Shutao, Shi Yigong, Yu Hongtao
Abstract excerpt
Chromatin loading of the hexameric replicative helicase MCM2-7 complex requires coordinated interactions with the origin recognition complex (ORC), CDC6, and CDT1. MCM2-7 not bound to DNA forms a single hexamer (SH) with an open DNA entry gate between MCM2 and MCM5. Two MCM2-7 SHs can be loaded sequentially to form the double hexamer (DH) that encircles the DNA duplex. Activated MCM2-7 then unwinds DNA and...
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