Recombinant Human DNA replication licensing factor MCM5 (MCM5)

Uniprot Id

P33992

Target Species

Human

Target Name

MCM5

Target Full Name

DNA replication licensing factor MCM5

Target Function

Acts as component of the MCM2-7 complex (MCM complex) which is the putative replicative helicase essential for 'once per cell cycle' DNA replication initiation and elongation in eukaryotic cells. 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.

Target Involvement

Meier-Gorlin syndrome 8 (MGORS8)

Target Subcellular Location

Nucleus. Chromosome. Cytoplasm, cytosol.

Target Protein Families

MCM family

Target Synonyms

CDC 46; CDC46; CDC46 homolog; Cell division cycle 46; DNA replication licensing factor; DNA replication licensing factor MCM 5; DNA replication licensing factor MCM5; MCM 5; MCM5; MCM5_HUMAN; MGC5315; Minichromosome maintenance complex component 5; Minichromosome maintenance deficient (S. cerevisiae) 5; Minichromosome maintenance deficient 5; Minichromosome maintenance deficient protein 5; P1 CDC46; P1-CDC46

Target Background

The protein encoded by this gene is structurally very similar to the CDC46 protein from S. cerevisiae, a protein involved in the initiation of DNA replication. The encoded protein is a member of the MCM family of chromatin-binding proteins and can interact with at least two other members of this family. The encoded protein is upregulated in the transition from the G0 to G1/S phase of the cell cycle and may actively participate in cell cycle regulation.