M.Meagher
and
E.J.Enemark
(2016).
Structure of a double hexamer of the Pyrococcus furiosus minichromosome maintenance protein N-terminal domain.
Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun,
72,
545-551.
PubMed id: 27380371
DOI: 10.1107/S2053230X1600858X
Structure of a double hexamer of the Pyrococcus furiosus minichromosome maintenance protein N-terminal domain.
M.Meagher,
E.J.Enemark.
ABSTRACT
The crystal structure of the N-terminal domain of the Pyrococcus furiosus
minichromosome maintenance (MCM) protein as a double hexamer is described. The
MCM complex is a ring-shaped helicase that unwinds DNA at the replication fork
of eukaryotes and archaea. Prior to replication initiation, the MCM complex
assembles as an inactive double hexamer at specific sites of DNA. The presented
structure is highly consistent with previous MCM double-hexamer structures and
shows two MCM hexamers with a head-to-head interaction mediated by the
N-terminal domain. Minor differences include a diminished head-to-head
interaction and a slightly reduced inter-hexamer rotation.