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The structural basis of Cdc7-Dbf4 kinase dependent targeting and phosphorylation of the MCM2-7 double hexamer

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  • Almutasem Saleh

    (Imperial College London)

  • Yasunori Noguchi

    (Imperial College London)

  • Ricardo Aramayo

    (Imperial College London)

  • Marina E. Ivanova

    (Imperial College London)

  • Kathryn M. Stevens

    (Imperial College London
    MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences (LMS))

  • Alex Montoya

    (Hammersmith Hospital Campus)

  • S. Sunidhi

    (InstaDeep Ltd, 5 Merchant Square)

  • Nicolas Lopez Carranza

    (InstaDeep Ltd, 5 Merchant Square)

  • Marcin J. Skwark

    (InstaDeep Ltd, 5 Merchant Square)

  • Christian Speck

    (Imperial College London
    MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences (LMS))

Abstract

The controlled assembly of replication forks is critical for genome stability. The Dbf4-dependent Cdc7 kinase (DDK) initiates replisome assembly by phosphorylating the MCM2-7 replicative helicase at the N-terminal tails of Mcm2, Mcm4 and Mcm6. At present, it remains poorly understood how DDK docks onto the helicase and how the kinase targets distal Mcm subunits for phosphorylation. Using cryo-electron microscopy and biochemical analysis we discovered that an interaction between the HBRCT domain of Dbf4 with Mcm2 serves as an anchoring point, which supports binding of DDK across the MCM2-7 double-hexamer interface and phosphorylation of Mcm4 on the opposite hexamer. Moreover, a rotation of DDK along its anchoring point allows phosphorylation of Mcm2 and Mcm6. In summary, our work provides fundamental insights into DDK structure, control and selective activation of the MCM2-7 helicase during DNA replication. Importantly, these insights can be exploited for development of novel DDK inhibitors.

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  • Almutasem Saleh & Yasunori Noguchi & Ricardo Aramayo & Marina E. Ivanova & Kathryn M. Stevens & Alex Montoya & S. Sunidhi & Nicolas Lopez Carranza & Marcin J. Skwark & Christian Speck, 2022. "The structural basis of Cdc7-Dbf4 kinase dependent targeting and phosphorylation of the MCM2-7 double hexamer," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-20, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-30576-1
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30576-1
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