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The Cdc7p protein kinase plays an essential, but undefined, role promoting S phase in the budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Previous experiments have shown that the essential function of Cdc7 is executed near the G1-S boundary; after Start but before the elongation phase of DNA replication. Origins of DNA replication fire throughout S phase in budding yeast. Therefore, the G1-S transition is a cell-cycle event that precedes, and is distinct from, the activation of individual origins. Consequently, we have asked whether Cdc7 is only required for S-phase entry or if it plays a role during S phase in origin firing. In this article, we show that partial loss of Cdc7 function results in slow progression through S phase rather than slow entry into S phase and that Cdc7 is still required for the timely completion of S phase after a block to elongation with hydroxyurea. This is because Cdc7 is still required for the activation of late-firing origins after the hydroxyurea block. These experiments show that, rather than acting as a global regulator of the G1-S transition, Cdc7 appears to play a more direct role in the firing of replication origins during S phase.

The Cdc7 protein kinase is required for origin firing during S phase