An Essential and Cell-Cycle-Dependent ORC Dimerization Cycle Regulates Eukaryotic Chromosomal DNA Replication

Aftab Amin, Rentian Wu, Man Hei Cheung, John F. Scott, Ziyi Wang, Zijing Zhou, Changdong Liu, Guang Zhu, Chris K C Wong, Zhiling Yu*, Chun Liang*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Amin et al. provide in vivo evidence for an essential, cell-cycle-dependent, and likely semi-conservative ORC dimerization cycle that regulates eukaryotic chromosomal DNA replication. ORC dimers provide symmetric platforms to load the symmetric pre-RCs at replication origins. ORC de-dimerization produces two single hexamers to bind and protect the two nascent origins.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3323-3338.e6
Number of pages23
JournalCell Reports
Volume30
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Mar 2020

Scopus Subject Areas

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)

User-Defined Keywords

  • cell-cycle control
  • DNA replication
  • ORC dimerization
  • pre-RC formation
  • replication licensing

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