Minichromosome Maintenance Proteins

Synonyms

Helicase, MCM2-7

MCM Protein Complex

MCM2 7 Complex

MCM2 7 Helicase

MCM2-7 Complex

MCM2-7 Helicase

Maintenance Proteins, Minichromosome

A family of proteins that were originally identified in SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE as being essential for maintaining the structure of minichromosomes00. They form into a protein complex that has helicase activity and is involved in a variety of DNA-related functions including replication elongation, RNA transcription, chromatin remodeling, and genome stability.