Anti-Mcm7, clone M3

0.5mg/ml with 1% BSA and 0.01% sodium azide if reconstituted with 0.2ml sterile 1XPBS. Initiation of DNA replication is a complex process involving the concerted action of many proteins. The chromosome 7-linked gene referred to by Nakatsuru et al. as MCM2 has been designated MCM7. The MCM2-7 complex is comprised of 6 subunits, MCM2 through MCM7, and is a ring-shaped heterohexameric ATPase involved in DNA replication. MCM7 is located in 7q21.3-q22.1. Protein function: Acts as component of the MCM2-7 complex (MCM complex) which is the putative replicative helicase essential for 'once per cell cycle' DNA replication initiation and elongation in eukaryotic cells. The active ATPase sites in the MCM2-7 ring are formed through the interaction surfaces of two neighboring subunits such that a critical structure of a conserved arginine finger motif is provided in trans relative to the ATP-binding site of the Walker A box of the adjacent subunit. The six ATPase active sites, however, are likely to contribute differentially to the complex helicase activity. Required for S-phase checkpoint activation upon UV-induced damage. [The UniProt Consortium]