The CMG DNA helicase and the core replisome.

Curr Opin Struct Biol

Department of Biochemistry, Cambridge CB2 1GA, UK. Electronic address:

Published: August 2023

Eukaryotic DNA replication is performed by the replisome, a large and dynamic multi-protein machine endowed with the required enzymatic components for the synthesis of new DNA. Recent cryo-electron microscopy (cryoEM) analyses have revealed the conserved architecture of the core eukaryotic replisome, comprising the CMG (Cdc45-MCM-GINS) DNA helicase, the leading-strand DNA polymerase epsilon, the Timeless-Tipin heterodimer, the hub protein AND-1 and the checkpoint protein Claspin. These results bid well for arriving soon at an integrated understanding of the structural basis of semi-discontinuous DNA replication. They further set the scene for the characterisation of the mechanisms that interface DNA synthesis with concurrent processes such as DNA repair, propagation of chromatin structure and establishment of sister chromatid cohesion.

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