MCM5
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. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Full Name
Minichromosome Maintenance Complex Component 5
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.
Biological Process
Cell cycle Source: UniProtKB-KW
DNA replication Source: ProtInc
DNA replication initiation Source: GO_Central
DNA unwinding involved in DNA replication Source: ComplexPortal
Double-strand break repair via break-induced replication Source: GO_Central
Regulation of DNA-dependent DNA replication initiation Source: ComplexPortal
Cellular Location
Nucleus
cytosol
Other locations
Chromosome
Note: Associated with chromatin before the formation of nuclei and detaches from it as DNA replication progresses.
Involvement in disease
Meier-Gorlin syndrome 8 (MGORS8):
A form of Meier-Gorlin syndrome, a syndrome characterized by bilateral microtia, aplasia/hypoplasia of the patellae, and severe intrauterine and postnatal growth retardation with short stature and poor weight gain. Additional clinical findings include anomalies of cranial sutures, microcephaly, apparently low-set and simple ears, microstomia, full lips, highly arched or cleft palate, micrognathia, genitourinary tract anomalies, and various skeletal anomalies. While almost all cases have primordial dwarfism with substantial prenatal and postnatal growth retardation, not all cases have microcephaly, and microtia and absent/hypoplastic patella are absent in some. Despite the presence of microcephaly, intellect is usually normal. MGORS8 inheritance is autosomal recessive.
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