Tag - DNA licensing

New paper on regulation of loading of MCM2-7 onto DNA

Samel, S. A., Fernández-Cid, A., Sun, J., Riera, A., Tognetti, S., Herrera, C., Li, H., Speck, C. (2014). A unique DNA entry gate serves for regulated loading of the eukaryotic replicative helicase MCM2–7 onto DNA. Genes & Development 28, 1653-1666.
Abstract | Imperial College London News |

New paper reveals mechanisms redefining the understanding of DNA licensing

Fernández-Cid, A.*, Riera, A.*, Tognetti, S., Herrera, M. C., Samel, S., Evrin, C., Winkler, C., Gardenal, E., Uhle. S., Speck, C. (2013). An ORC/Cdc6/MCM2-7 complex is formed in a multistep reaction to serve as a platform for MCM double-hexamer formation. Molecular Cell 50, 577-588.
*Shared first authorship
Abstract | Full text | Molecular Cell Preview |

New paper on double-hexameric MCM2-7 complex loading onto origin DNA

Evrin, C., Clarke, P., Zech, J., Lurz, R., Sun, J., Uhle, S., Li, H., Stillman, B., Speck, C. (2009). A double-hexameric MCM2-7 complex is loaded onto origin DNA during licensing of eukaryotic DNA. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 106, 20240-20245.
Abstract | Full text | F1000Prime |