2LE8

The protein complex for DNA replication

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: SOLUTION NMR
  • Conformers Calculated: 200 
  • Conformers Submitted: 19 
  • Selection Criteria: structures with the least restraint violations 

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Literature

Structural insights into the Cdt1-mediated MCM2-7 chromatin loading

Liu, C., Wu, R., Zhou, B., Wang, J., Wei, Z., Tye, B.K., Liang, C., Zhu, G.

(2012) Nucleic Acids Res 40: 3208-3217

  • DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkr1118
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2LE8

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • Initiation of DNA replication in eukaryotes is exquisitely regulated to ensure that DNA replication occurs exactly once in each cell division. A conserved and essential step for the initiation of eukaryotic DNA replication is the loading of the mini-chromosome maintenance 2-7 (MCM2-7) helicase onto chromatin at replication origins by Cdt1 ...

    Initiation of DNA replication in eukaryotes is exquisitely regulated to ensure that DNA replication occurs exactly once in each cell division. A conserved and essential step for the initiation of eukaryotic DNA replication is the loading of the mini-chromosome maintenance 2-7 (MCM2-7) helicase onto chromatin at replication origins by Cdt1. To elucidate the molecular mechanism of this event, we determined the structure of the human Cdt1-Mcm6 binding domains, the Cdt1(410-440)/MCM6(708-821) complex by NMR. Our structural and site-directed mutagenesis studies showed that charge complementarity is a key determinant for the specific interaction between Cdt1 and Mcm2-7. When this interaction was interrupted by alanine substitutions of the conserved interacting residues, the corresponding yeast Cdt1 and Mcm6 mutants were defective in DNA replication and the chromatin loading of Mcm2, resulting in cell death. Having shown that Cdt1 and Mcm6 interact through their C-termini, and knowing that Cdt1 is tethered to Orc6 during the loading of MCM2-7, our results suggest that the MCM2-7 hexamer is loaded with its C terminal end facing the ORC complex. These results provide a structural basis for the Cdt1-mediated MCM2-7 chromatin loading.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Division of Life Science and State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.



Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
DNA replication licensing factor MCM6A114Homo sapiensMutation(s): 1 
Gene Names: MCM6
EC: 3.6.4.12
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PHAROS:  Q14566
GTEx:  ENSG00000076003
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
DNA replication factor Cdt1B29Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: CDT1
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PHAROS:  Q9H211
GTEx:  ENSG00000167513
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: SOLUTION NMR
  • Conformers Calculated: 200 
  • Conformers Submitted: 19 
  • Selection Criteria: structures with the least restraint violations 
  • OLDERADO: 2LE8 Olderado

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

  • Deposited Date: 2011-06-14 
  • Released Date: 2012-12-19 
    • Deposition Author(s): Liu, C., Wei, Z., Zhu, G.

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2012-12-19
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2017-06-21
    Changes: Database references