| Gene Symbol |
MCM4
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| Gene Synonyms |
19G CDC21 CDC54 hCdc21 IMD54 mcdc21 Mcmd4 mKIAA4003 NKCD NKGCD P1-CDC21 |
| Gene Full Name |
minichromosome maintenance complex component 4 |
| Gene Summary |
The protein encoded by this gene is one of the highly conserved mini-chromosome maintenance proteins (MCM) that are essential for the initiation of eukaryotic genome replication. The hexameric protein complex formed by MCM proteins is a key component of the pre-replication complex (pre_RC) and may be involved in the formation of replication forks and in the recruitment of other DNA replication related proteins. The MCM complex consisting of this protein and MCM2, 6 and 7 proteins possesses DNA helicase activity, and may act as a DNA unwinding enzyme. The phosphorylation of this protein by CDC2 kinase reduces the DNA helicase activity and chromatin binding of the MCM complex. This gene is mapped to a region on the chromosome 8 head-to-head next to the PRKDC/DNA-PK, a DNA-activated protein kinase involved in the repair of DNA double-strand breaks. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding the same protein have been reported. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] |
| Alternative Names |
CDC21 homolog homolog of S. pombe cell devision cycle 21 mini chromosome maintenance deficient 4 homolog minichromosome maintenance deficient 4 minichromosome maintenance deficient 4 homolog P1-CDC21 |
| Molecular Weight(MW) |
96kDa |
| Source |
Rabbit |
| Cellular Localization |
Nucleus;Chromosome;Cell membrane;Cytoplasm, cytosol |