Mec1 Is One of Multiple Kinases that Prime the Mcm2-7 Helicase for Phosphorylation by Cdc7
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Randell, John C.W.
Chan, Clara Sophia
Francis, Laura I.
Heller, Ryan C.
Bell, Stephen P.
Galani, Kyriakitsa
Fan, Andy, 1976-
Date Issued
November 2010
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Molecular Cell
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Elsevier
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Randell, John C.W., Andy Fan, Clara Chan, Laura I. Francis, Ryan C. Heller, Kyriaki Galani, and Stephen P. Bell. “Mec1 Is One of Multiple Kinases that Prime the Mcm2-7 Helicase for Phosphorylation by Cdc7.” Molecular Cell 40, no. 3 (November 2010): 353-363. Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc.
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Abstract
Activation of the eukaryotic replicative DNA helicase, the Mcm2-7 complex, requires phosphorylation by Cdc7/Dbf4 (Dbf4-dependent kinase or DDK), which, in turn, depends on prior phosphorylation of Mcm2-7 by an unknown kinase (or kinases). We identified DDK phosphorylation sites on Mcm4 and Mcm6 and found that phosphorylation of either subunit suffices for cell proliferation. Importantly, prior phosphorylation of either S/T-P or S/T-Q motifs on these subunits is required for DDK phosphorylation of Mcm2-7 and for normal S phase passage. Phosphomimetic mutations of DDK target sites bypass both DDK function and mutation of the priming phosphorylation sites. Mrc1 facilitates Mec1 phosphorylation of the S/T-Q motifs of chromatin-bound Mcm2-7 during S phase to activate replication. Genetic interactions between priming site mutations and MRC1 or TOF1 deletion support a role for these modifications in replication fork stability. These findings identify regulatory mechanisms that modulate origin firing and replication fork assembly during cell cycle progression.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2010.10.017
