MCM2/3/5 family | |||||||||
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Structure of MCM from archaeal M. Thermoautotrophicum.[1] | |||||||||
Identifiers | |||||||||
Symbol | MCM | ||||||||
Pfam | PF00493 | ||||||||
Pfam clan | CL0023 | ||||||||
InterPro | IPR001208 | ||||||||
SMART | SM00350 | ||||||||
PROSITE | PDOC00662 | ||||||||
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Mini Chromosome Maintenance complex, or Minichromosome Maintenance protein complex or mini-chromosome maintenance (MCM) 2-7 helicase complex has a role in both the initiation and the elongation phases of eukaryotic DNA replication, specifically the formation and elongation of the replication fork. MCM is a component of the pre-replication complex, which is a component of the licensing factor. MCM is a hexamer of six related polypeptides (mcm2-7) that form a ring structure.[3][4]
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