Journal ArticleAuthors : Adiji, Olubu A. (2023)
The first step towards eukaryotic genome duplication is loading of the replicative helicase, the
Mcm2-7 complex, onto chromatin. This so-called “licensing” step is executed by the Pre-
Replication Complex (Pre-RC) whose assembly on chromatin is nucleated by the DNA-binding
activity of the Origin Recognition Complex (ORC). It is thought that metazoan ORC, like the yeast
complex, is recruited directly to chromatin by its ATP-dependent DNA bin...