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Annual Review of Biochemistry

Volume 91, 2022

The Initiation of Eukaryotic DNA Replication

Abstract

DNA replication in eukaryotic cells initiates from large numbers of sites called replication origins. Initiation of replication from these origins must be tightly controlled to ensure the entire genome is precisely duplicated in each cell cycle. This is accomplished through the regulation of the first two steps in replication: loading and activation of the replicative DNA helicase. Here we describe what is known about the mechanism and regulation of these two reactions from a genetic, biochemical, and structural perspective, focusing on recent progress using proteins from budding yeast.

Keyword(s): cell cycle, cryo–electron microscopy, DNA replication
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The Initiation of Eukaryotic DNA Replication
Annual Review of Biochemistry 91, 107 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-biochem-072321-110228
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