Structural Insight into the MCM double hexamer activation by Dbf4-Cdc7 kinase

The Dbf4-dependent kinase Cdc7 (DDK) is essential for eukaryotic DNA replication. Here, the authors present a series of cryo-EM structures elucidating the versatility of this kinase in exerting an ordered phosphorylation of its essential target to promote replication initiation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jiaxuan Cheng, Ningning Li, Yunjing Huo, Shangyu Dang, Bik-Kwoon Tye, Ning Gao, Yuanliang Zhai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29070-5