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Details on Person UniProt:Q9SF37 MCM8

Class:IdReferenceGeneProduct:1600999
_chainChangeLogchain:1-801 added on Sat February 7 2015
_displayNameUniProt:Q9SF37 MCM8
_timestamp2026-02-20 21:51:00
chainchain:1-801
checksum811B5AA36E2D58C9
commentFUNCTION Probable DNA helicase that plays a role in meiotic double-strand break (DSB) repair, but does not seem to be required for recombination with the homologous chromosome (PubMed:23300481). The MCM8-MCM9 complex is a 3'-5' DNA helicase and single-stranded (ss)DNA-stimulated ATPase which binds ssDNA in the presence of nucleoside triphosphates (By similarity). May be involved with RAD51 in a backup pathway that repairs meiotic DSB without giving meiotic crossover, in parallel to meiotic homologous recombination which relies on DMC1 (PubMed:23300481).CATALYTIC ACTIVITY Couples ATP hydrolysis with the unwinding of duplex DNA by translocating in the 3'-5' direction.CATALYTIC ACTIVITY ATP + H2O = ADP + phosphate + H(+)COFACTOR Binds 1 Zn(2+) ion per subunit.SUBUNIT Component of the heterohexameric MCM8-MCM9 complex.SUBCELLULAR LOCATION Reduced fertility and seed numbers due to defects in gametogenesis.SIMILARITY Belongs to the MCM family.
created[InstanceEdit:1598120] Couchman, M, 2007-07-02
crossReference[DatabaseIdentifier:1600354] ATIDB:At3g09660
[DatabaseIdentifier:1600355] TAIR:At3g09660
[DatabaseIdentifier:1600356] MIPS:At3g09660
[DatabaseIdentifier:1600357] NCBI Entrez Gene:At3g09660
[DatabaseIdentifier:1600358] TIGR:At3g09660
descriptionrecommendedName: Probable DNA helicase MCM8 ecNumber evidence="2"5.6.2.4 alternativeName: Minichromosome maintenance 8 shortName: AtMCM8 alternativeName: fullName evidence="6"Probable DNA 3'-5' helicase MCM8
geneNameMCM8
At3g09660
F11F8.25
identifierQ9SF37
isSequenceChangedFALSE
keywordATP-binding
Cell cycle
DNA damage
DNA repair
DNA replication
DNA-binding
Helicase
Hydrolase
Isomerase
Meiosis
Metal-binding
Nucleotide-binding
Nucleus
Reference proteome
Zinc
Zinc-finger
modified[InstanceEdit:1598234] Couchman, MS
[InstanceEdit:1601927] Preece, J, 2011-09-12
[InstanceEdit:5433710] Weiser, JD
[InstanceEdit:5634237] Weiser, JD
[InstanceEdit:5673015] Weiser, JD
[InstanceEdit:9037114] Weiser, JD
[InstanceEdit:9637257] Weiser, JD
[InstanceEdit:9676415] Weiser, JD
[InstanceEdit:9852000] Weiser, Joel, 2023-11-03
[InstanceEdit:9939033] Weiser, Joel, 2025-02-21
[InstanceEdit:9983091] Weiser, Joel, 2026-02-20
nameMCM8
otherIdentifierQ9SF37_ARATH
Q9SF37
258697_at
AT3G09660
referenceDatabase[ReferenceDatabase:2] UniProt
secondaryIdentifierMCM8_ARATH
L7UY20
sequenceLength801
species[Species:170905] Arabidopsis thaliana
(referenceEntity)[EntityWithAccessionedSequence:1599092] mcm8 (gene) [nucleoplasm] [Arabidopsis thaliana]
[EntityWithAccessionedSequence:1599223] tert (gene) [nucleoplasm] [Arabidopsis thaliana]
[EntityWithAccessionedSequence:1599300] MCM8 [nucleoplasm] [Arabidopsis thaliana]
[EntityWithAccessionedSequence:1599430] TERT [nucleoplasm] [Arabidopsis thaliana]
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