DDK regulates replication initiation by controlling the multiplicity of Cdc45-GINS binding to Mcm2-7
By Lorraine De Jesús-Kim, L. Friedman, C. Ramsoomair, J. Gelles, S. Bell. 2020
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The committed step of eukaryotic DNA replication occurs when the replicative Mcm2-7 helicase pairs that license each replication origin are activated. Helicase activation requires the recruitment of Cdc45 and GINS to Mcm2-7, forming Cdc45-Mcm2-7-GINS complexes (CMGs). Using single-molecule biochemical assays to monitor CMG formation, we found that Cdc45 and GINS are recruited to loaded Mcm2-7 in two stages. Initially, Cdc45 and GINS are individually recruited to unstructured Mcm2-7 N-terminal tails in a Dbf4-dependent kinase (DDK)-dependent manner, forming Cdc45-tail-GINS intermediates (CtGs). The multiple phosphorylation sites on the Mcm2-7 tails promote DDK-dependent modulation of the number of CtGs formed per Mcm2-7. In a second, inefficient event, a subset of CtGs transfer their Cdc45 and GINS components to form CMGs. Importantly, higher CtG multiplicity results in increased frequency of CMG formation. Our findings reveal molecular mechanisms sensitizing helicase activation to DDK levels with implications for the control of replication origin efficiency and timing.
Subfields: Cell Biology, Molecular Biology
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