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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.
Abstract | Full text | Biomedical Picture of the Day | MRC Clinical Sciences Centre News | Imperial College London News |

New paper on Mcm2–7 double-hexamer assembly and function

Sun, J.*, Fernandez-Cid, A.*, Riera, A.*, Tognetti, S., Yuan, Z., Stillman, B.†, Speck, C.†, Li, H.† (2014). Structural and mechanistic insights into Mcm2–7 double-hexamer assembly and function. Genes & Development 28, 2291-2303.
*Shared first authorship, †Corresponding authors
Abstract | Biomedical Picture of the Day |

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.
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