Nature Communications (Jan 2016)

SCFCyclin F-dependent degradation of CDC6 suppresses DNA re-replication

  • David Walter,
  • Saskia Hoffmann,
  • Eirini-Stavroula Komseli,
  • Juri Rappsilber,
  • Vassilis Gorgoulis,
  • Claus Storgaard Sørensen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10530
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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To ensure genome stability, cells need to restrict DNA replication to once per cell cycle. Here the authors show that Cyclin F interacts with and targets the licensing factor CDC6 for degradation, preventing re-firing of replication origins.