Article ; Online: DNA replication origins, ORC/DNA interaction, and assembly of pre-replication complex in eukaryotes.
Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica
2010 Volume 42, Issue 7, Page(s) 433–439
Abstract: ... significant diversity in origin structure, assembly of pre-replication complex (pre-RC) and regulation ... how DNA replication origins are organized, how pre-RC is assembled and how DNA replication is ... Chromosomal DNA replication in eukaryotic cells is highly complicated and sophisticatedly regulated ...
Abstract | Chromosomal DNA replication in eukaryotic cells is highly complicated and sophisticatedly regulated. Owing to its large size, a typical eukaryotic genome contains hundreds to tens of thousands of initiation sites called DNA replication origins where DNA synthesis takes place. Multiple initiation sites remove the constraint of a genome size because only a certain amount of DNA can be replicated from a single origin in a limited time. The activation of these multiple origins must be coordinated so that each segment of chromosomal DNA is precisely duplicated only once per cell cycle. Although DNA replication is a vital process for cell growth and its mechanism is highly conserved, recent studies also reveal significant diversity in origin structure, assembly of pre-replication complex (pre-RC) and regulation of replication initiation along evolutionary lines. The DNA replication origins in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe are found to contain a second essential element that is bound by Sap1 protein besides the essential origin recognition complex-binding site. Sap1 is recently demonstrated to be a novel replication initiation protein that plays an essential role in loading the initiation protein Cdc18 to origins and thus directly participates in pre-RC formation. In this review, we summarize the recent advance in understanding how DNA replication origins are organized, how pre-RC is assembled and how DNA replication is initiated and regulated in yeast and metazoans. |
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MeSH term(s) | Animals ; Cell Cycle ; DNA/metabolism ; DNA Replication ; Eukaryotic Cells/metabolism ; Models, Biological ; Origin Recognition Complex/genetics ; Origin Recognition Complex/metabolism ; Protein Binding ; Replication Origin |
Chemical Substances | Origin Recognition Complex ; DNA (9007-49-2) |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2010-07 |
Publishing country | China |
Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review |
ZDB-ID | 2175256-4 |
ISSN | 1745-7270 ; 0582-9879 ; 1672-9145 |
ISSN (online) | 1745-7270 |
ISSN | 0582-9879 ; 1672-9145 |
DOI | 10.1093/abbs/gmq048 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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