[HTML][HTML] An introduction to sample preparation and imaging by cryo-electron microscopy for structural biology

RF Thompson, M Walker, CA Siebert, SP Muench… - Methods, 2016 - Elsevier
Transmission electron microscopy (EM) is a versatile technique that can be used to image
biological specimens ranging from intact eukaryotic cells to individual proteins> 150 kDa …

Structure of the eukaryotic MCM complex at 3.8 Å

N Li, Y Zhai, Y Zhang, W Li, M Yang, J Lei, BK Tye… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
DNA replication in eukaryotes is strictly regulated by several mechanisms. A central step in
this replication is the assembly of the heterohexameric minichromosome maintenance …

Unique roles of the non-identical MCM subunits in DNA replication licensing

Y Zhai, N Li, H Jiang, X Huang, N Gao, BK Tye - Molecular cell, 2017 - cell.com
A family of six homologous subunits, Mcm2,-3,-4,-5,-6, and-7, each with its own unique
features, forms the catalytic core of the eukaryotic replicative helicase. The necessity of six …

Cryo-EM structure of human hexameric MCM2-7 complex

N Xu, Q Lin, H Tian, C Liu, P Wang, CM Suen, H Yang… - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
The central step in the initiation of eukaryotic DNA replication is the loading of the
minichromosome maintenance 2–7 (MCM2-7) complex, the core of the replicative DNA …

Molecular architecture of the recombinant human MCM2-7 helicase in complex with nucleotides and DNA

J Boskovic, E Bragado-Nilsson, B Saligram Prabhakar… - Cell Cycle, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT DNA replication is a key biological process that involves different protein
complexes whose assembly is rigorously regulated in a successive order. One of these …

Structure of an octameric form of the minichromosome maintenance protein from the archaeon Pyrococcus abyssi

G Cannone, S Visentin, A Palud, G Henneke… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Cell division is a complex process that requires precise duplication of genetic material.
Duplication is concerted by replisomes. The Minichromosome Maintenance (MCM) …

A Noncanonical Role of MCL-1 in Cell Cycle Progression

U Adhikary - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Abstract Myeloid cell leukemia 1 (MCL-1) is an anti-apoptotic BCL-2 family protein
implicated in the development, maintenance, and chemoresistance of human cancer. MCL-1 …

Licensing of replication origins

A Riera, C Speck - The initiation of DNA replication in eukaryotes, 2016 - Springer
All living organisms need to duplicate their genetic material prior to cell division in order to
maintain genomic-stability. Cells have evolved sophisticated DNA replication mechanisms …

Cryo-EM structure of the chloroplast ribosome

T Ahmed - 2018 - dr.ntu.edu.sg
Ribosomes are the universal machines which perform mRNA translation inside the cell.
Chloroplasts harbor bacterial-like 70S ribosome but have acquired five plastid-specific …

Assembly of the Cdc45-MCM2-7-GINS Complex, the Replication Helicase

H Pospiech, A Szambowska - The Initiation of DNA Replication in …, 2016 - Springer
In eukaryotes, a crucial step during the initiation of DNA replication is the timely formation
and activation of the replicative DNA helicase composed of Cdc45, MCM2-7 and GINS …