MCM6
Function
Acts as a component of the MCM2-7 complex (MCM complex) which is the replicative helicase essential for 'once per cell cycle' DNA replication initiation and elongation in eukaryotic cells. Core component of CDC45-MCM-GINS (CMG) helicase, the molecular machine that unwinds template DNA during replication, and around which the replisome is built (PubMed:16899510, PubMed:32453425, PubMed:34694004, PubMed:34700328, PubMed:35585232, PubMed:9305914). The active ATPase sites in the MCM2-7 ring are formed through the interaction surfaces of two neighboring subunits such that a critical structure of a conserved arginine finger motif is provided in trans relative to the ATP-binding site of the Walker A box of the adjacent subunit. The six ATPase active sites, however, are likely to contribute differentially to the complex helicase activity (PubMed:32453425).
Post-translational modifications
O-glycosylated (O-GlcNAcylated), in a cell cycle-dependent manner.
Sequence Similarities
Belongs to the MCM family.
Cellular localization
- Nucleus
- Chromosome
- Binds to chromatin during G1 and detaches from it during S phase.
Alternative names
DNA replication licensing factor MCM6, p105MCM, MCM6