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MCM3AP, a novel acetyltransferase that acetylates replication protein MCM3
Author(s) -
Takei Yoshinori,
Swietlik Magdalena,
Tanoue Akito,
Tsujimoto Gozoh,
Kouzarides Tony,
Laskey Ronald
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.1093/embo-reports/kve026
Subject(s) - acetyltransferase , acetylation , microbiology and biotechnology , replication (statistics) , biology , gene , chemistry , genetics , virology
The MCM proteins are essential for the initiation of DNA replication. We have isolated an MCM3‐associated protein (MCM3AP) in a two‐hybrid screen using MCM3. Here we demonstrate that MCM3AP is an acetyltransferase which acetylates MCM3 and that chromatin‐bound MCM3 is acetylated in vivo . The MCM3 acetylase, MCM3AP, is also chromatin‐bound. This study also indicates that MCM3AP contains putative acetyl CoA binding motifs conserved within the GCN5‐related N ‐acetyltransferase superfamily. Mutation of those motifs significantly inhibits the MCM3 acetylase activity. Over‐expression of MCM3AP inhibits DNA replication, whereas mutation of the acetylase motifs abolishes this effect, suggesting that acetylation plays a role in DNA replication. Taken together, we suggest that MCM3 acetylation is a novel pathway which might regulate DNA replication.