Humanizing the yeast origin recognition complex

In most model yeast species the Origin Recognition Complex (ORC) binds defined and species-specific base sequences while in humans what determines the binding appears to be more complex. Here the authors reveal that the yeast’s ORC complex binding specificity is dependent on a 19-amino acid insertio...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Clare S. K. Lee, Ming Fung Cheung, Jinsen Li, Yongqian Zhao, Wai Hei Lam, Vincy Ho, Remo Rohs, Yuanliang Zhai, Danny Leung, Bik-Kwoon Tye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20277-y
Description
Summary:In most model yeast species the Origin Recognition Complex (ORC) binds defined and species-specific base sequences while in humans what determines the binding appears to be more complex. Here the authors reveal that the yeast’s ORC complex binding specificity is dependent on a 19-amino acid insertion helix in the Orc4 subunit which is lost in human.
ISSN:2041-1723