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New paper on DDK structure, control and selective activation of the MCM2-7 helicase

Saleh, A., Noguchi, Y., Aramayo, R., Ivanova, M. E., Stevens, K. M., Montoya, A., Sunidhi, S., Carranza, N. L., Skwark, M. J., Speck, C. (2022). The structural basis of Cdc7-Dbf4 kinase dependent targeting and phosphorylation of the MCM2-7 double hexamer. Nature Communication 13:2915. Abstract | Full Text |

New paper on the molecular mechanism in the licensing of eukaryotic replication origins

Feng, X., Noguchi, Y., Barbon, M., Stillman, B., Speck, C., Li, H. (2021). The structure of ORC-Cdc6 on an origin DNA reveals the mechanism of ORC activation by the replication initiator Cdc6. Nature Communications 12:3883. Abstract | Full Text |

New paper on evolution of DNA replication origin and gene silencing

Hu, Y., Tareen, A., Sheu, Y. J., Ireland, W.T ., Speck, C., Li, H., Joshua-Tor, L., Kinney, J. B., Stillman, B. (2020). Evolution of DNA replication origin specification and gene silencing mechanisms. Nature Communications 11:5175. Abstract | Full Text |