23Jun2021
15Jul2020
New paper on the structural mechanism of helicase loading
Yuan, Z., Schneider, S., Dodd, T., Riera, A., Bai, L., Yan, C., Magdalou, I., Ivanov, I., Stillman, B., Li, H., Speck, C. (2020). Structural mechanism of helicase loading onto replication origin DNA by ORC-Cdc6. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 117, 17747-17756.
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25Oct2017
New paper proposes lagging-strand DNA extrusion mechanism
Noguchi, Y., Yuan, Z., Bai, L., Schneider, S., Zhao, G., Stillman, B., Speck, C., Li, H. (2017). Cryo-EM structure of Mcm2-7 double hexamer on DNA suggests a lagging-strand DNA extrusion model. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 114, E9529-E9538.
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01Jun2017
17Jul2016
New article commentary on Cdc45 overexpression
Speck, C. (2016). Exceeding the limits – Cdc45 overexpression turns bad. Cell Cycle 15, 1809-1810.
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27May2016
New article about replicating repetitive DNA
Tognetti, S., Speck, C. (2016). Replicating repetitive DNA. Nature Cell Biology 18, 593-594.
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25Aug2015
New paper shows Cdc6 ATPase activity promotes DNA replication
Chang, F., Riera, A., Evrin, C., Sun, J., Li, H., Speck, C., Weinreich, M. (2015). Cdc6 ATPase activity disengages Cdc6 from the pre-replicative complex to promote DNA replication. eLife 4, e05759.
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20Jan2015
New review paper on the role of MCM2-7 in DNA replication
Riera, A., Speck, C. (2015). MCM2-7 – Opening the gate to DNA Replication. Cell Cycle 14, 6-8.
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16Sep2014
Silvia Tognetti successfully defends her PhD thesis
Silvia Tognetti successfully defends her PhD thesis, on helicase activation mechanisms during initiation of DNA replication. Congratulations Dr Tognetti!
01Aug2014
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.
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21Jun2014
New paper on the formation of the MCM2-7 double-hexamer
Riera, A., Tognetti, S., Speck, C. (2014). Helicase loading: How to build a MCM2-7 double-hexamer. Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology 30C, 104-109.
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27Apr2011
Report on Keystone Symposium on ‘DNA Replication and Recombination’
A report of the Keystone Symposium 'DNA Replication and Recombination' held in Keystone, USA, 27 February to 4 March 2011.
Johansson, E., Speck, C. and Chabes, A. (2011). A top-down view on DNA replication and recombination from 9,000 feet above sea level. Genome Biology 12, 304.
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