Distinct roles for Sld3 and GINS during establishment and progression of eukaryotic DNA replication forks

Masato Kanemaki, Karim Labib

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    Abstract

    The Cdc45 protein is crucial for the initiation of chromosome replication in eukaryotic cells, as it allows the activation of prereplication complexes (pre-RCs) that contain the MCM helicase. This causes the unwinding of origins and the establishment of DNA replication forks. The incorporation of Cdc45 at nascent forks is a highly regulated and poorly understood process that requires, in budding yeast, the Sld3 protein and the GINS complex. Previous studies suggested that Sld3 is also important for the progression of DNA replication forks after the initiation step, as are Cdc45 and GINS. In contrast, we show here that Sld3 does not move with DNA replication forks and only associates with MCM in an unstable manner before initiation. After the establishment of DNA replication forks from early origins, Sld3 is no longer essential for the completion of chromosome replication. Unlike Sld3, GINS is not required for the initial recruitment of Cdc45 to origins and instead is necessary for stable engagement of Cdc45 with the nascent replisome. Like Cdc45, GINS then associates stably with MCM during S-phase.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1753-1763
    Number of pages11
    JournalEMBO Journal
    Volume25
    Issue number8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 19 Apr 2006

    Keywords

    • INITIATION COMPLEX
    • MCM COMPLEX
    • Cdc45
    • S-PHASE
    • POLYMERASE ALPHA
    • Sld3
    • GINS
    • FISSION YEAST
    • MINICHROMOSOME MAINTENANCE PROTEIN
    • chromosome replication
    • CHROMOSOMAL DNA
    • yeast
    • HELICASE ACTIVITY
    • SACCHAROMYCES-CEREVISIAE
    • XENOPUS EGG EXTRACTS

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