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==Cryo-EM structure of an MCM loading intermediate==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[6rqc]] is a 10 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccharomyces_cerevisiae_S288C Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=6RQC OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=6RQC FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">Electron Microscopy, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 4.4&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=ADP:ADENOSINE-5-DIPHOSPHATE'>ADP</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=ATP:ADENOSINE-5-TRIPHOSPHATE'>ATP</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=MG:MAGNESIUM+ION'>MG</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=ZN:ZINC+ION'>ZN</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=6rqc FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=6rqc OCA], [https://pdbe.org/6rqc PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=6rqc RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/6rqc PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=6rqc ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/ORC1_YEAST ORC1_YEAST] Component of the origin recognition complex (ORC) that binds origins of replication. It has a role in both chromosomal replication and mating type transcriptional silencing. Binds to the ARS consensus sequence (ACS) of origins of replication.<ref>PMID:17825064</ref> 
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
In preparation for bidirectional DNA replication, the origin recognition complex (ORC) loads two hexameric MCM helicases to form a head-to-head double hexamer around DNA(1,2). The mechanism of MCM double-hexamer formation is debated. Single-molecule experiments have suggested a sequential mechanism, in which the ORC-dependent loading of the first hexamer drives the recruitment of the second hexamer(3). By contrast, biochemical data have shown that two rings are loaded independently via the same ORC-mediated mechanism, at two inverted DNA sites(4,5). Here we visualize MCM loading using time-resolved electron microscopy, and identify intermediates in the formation of the double hexamer. We confirm that both hexamers are recruited via the same interaction that occurs between ORC and the C-terminal domains of the MCM helicases. Moreover, we identify the mechanism of coupled MCM loading. The loading of the first MCM hexamer around DNA creates a distinct interaction site, which promotes the engagement of ORC at the N-terminal homodimerization interface of MCM. In this configuration, ORC is poised to direct the recruitment of the second hexamer in an inverted orientation, which is suitable for the formation of the double hexamer. Our results therefore reconcile the two apparently contrasting models derived from single-molecule experiments and biochemical data.

Mechanism of head-to-head MCM double-hexamer formation revealed by cryo-EM.,Miller TCR, Locke J, Greiwe JF, Diffley JFX, Costa A Nature. 2019 Nov;575(7784):704-710. doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1768-0. Epub 2019 Nov, 20. PMID:31748745<ref>PMID:31748745</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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== References ==
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[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C]]
[[Category: Costa A]]
[[Category: Locke J]]
[[Category: Miller TCR]]