Preferred Label : DNA Replication Licensing Factor MCM7;
NCIt synonyms : CDC47 Homolog; P1CDC47; P1.1-MCM3; p85MCM; CDC47; PNAS-146; Minichromosome Maintenance Protein 7; EC 3.6.4.12; DNA Replication Licensing Factor-MCM7;
NCIt definition : DNA replication licensing factor MCM7 (8719 aa, 81 kDa) is encoded by the human MCM7
gene. This protein plays a role in the synthesis of a single copy of a genome before
mitosis.;
NCIt note : A stable MCM2/4/6/7 complex possesses DNA helicase activity and may act as a DNA unwinding
enzyme. CDC45 binds to MCM7 and DNA polymerase alpha p70 subunit in the final sequential
step of active initiation complex assembly and recruits DNA polymerase alpha to origins
of replication. Nonenzymatic p70 forms a tight complex with the catalytic DNA polymerase
alpha p180 subunit. The hexameric MCM2-7 complex is a key component of the pre-replication
complex and may be involved in formation of replication forks and in recruitment of
replication factors. CDK4 associates with MCM7 and MCM7 binds RB1/RB.;