Mechanism of replication origin melting nucleated by CMG helicase assembly

JS Lewis, MH Gross, J Sousa, SS Henrikus, JF Greiwe… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The activation of eukaryotic origins of replication occurs in temporally separated steps to
ensure that chromosomes are copied only once per cell cycle. First, the MCM helicase is …

Novel role of DONSON in CMG helicase assembly during vertebrate DNA replication initiation

Y Hashimoto, K Sadano, N Miyata, H Ito… - The EMBO …, 2023 - embopress.org
Abstract CMG (Cdc45‐MCM‐GINS) helicase assembly at the replication origin is the
culmination of eukaryotic DNA replication initiation. This process can be reconstructed in …

DNSN-1 recruits GINS for CMG helicase assembly during DNA replication initiation in Caenorhabditis elegans

Y Xia, R Sonneville, M Jenkyn-Bedford, L Ji, C Alabert… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Assembly of the CMG (CDC-45–MCM-2-7–GINS) helicase is the key regulated step during
eukaryotic DNA replication initiation. Until now, it was unclear whether metazoa require …

The TIMELESS effort for timely DNA replication and protection

JA Patel, H Kim - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2023 - Springer
Accurate replication of the genome is fundamental to cellular survival and tumor prevention.
The DNA replication fork is vulnerable to DNA lesions and damages that impair replisome …

Congenital diseases of DNA replication: clinical phenotypes and molecular mechanisms

M Schmit, AK Bielinsky - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) replication can be divided into three major steps: initiation,
elongation and termination. Each time a human cell divides, these steps must be …

Equilibrium between nascent and parental MCM proteins protects replicating genomes

H Sedlackova, MB Rask, R Gupta, C Choudhary… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Minichromosome maintenance proteins (MCMs) are DNA-dependent ATPases that bind to
replication origins and license them to support a single round of DNA replication. A large …

DONSON is required for CMG helicase assembly in the mammalian cell cycle

C Evrin, V Alvarez, J Ainsworth, R Fujisawa… - EMBO …, 2023 - embopress.org
DONSON is one of 13 genes mutated in a form of primordial microcephalic dwarfism known
as Meier‐Gorlin syndrome. The other 12 encode components of the CDC45‐MCM‐GINS …

[HTML][HTML] DoUBLing up: ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like proteases in genome stability

BM Foster, Z Wang, CK Schmidt - Biochemical Journal, 2024 - portlandpress.com
Maintaining stability of the genome requires dedicated DNA repair and signalling processes
that are essential for the faithful duplication and propagation of chromosomes. These DNA …

E3 ligases: a ubiquitous link between DNA repair, DNA replication and human disease

AS Chauhan, SS Jhujh, GS Stewart - Biochemical Journal, 2024 - portlandpress.com
Maintenance of genome stability is of paramount importance for the survival of an organism.
However, genomic integrity is constantly being challenged by various endogenous and …

Coordinating DNA Replication and Mitosis through Ubiquitin/SUMO and CDK1

A Galarreta, P Valledor, O Fernandez-Capetillo… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Post-translational modification of the DNA replication machinery by ubiquitin and SUMO
plays key roles in the faithful duplication of the genetic information. Among other functions …