Biology:DNA replication factor CDT1

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CDT1 (Chromatin licensing and DNA replication factor 1) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CDT1 gene.[1][2][3][4] It is a licensing factor that functions to limit DNA from replicating more than once per cell cycle.

Role in pre-replication complexes

The protein encoded by this gene is a key licensing factor in the assembly of pre-replication complexes (pre-RC), which occurs during the G1 phase of the cell cycle. In the assembly of pre-RCs, origin recognition complexes (ORC1-6) recognize and bind to DNA replication origins. CDT1, along with the protein CDC6, are then recruited to the forming pre-RC, followed by minichromosome maintenance complexes (MCM2-7).[5]

The activity of CDT1 during the cell cycle is tightly regulated during the S phase by the protein geminin, which inhibits it, and by SCFSKP2, which ubiquinates the protein to tag it for proteasomal degradation.[6] This regulation is important in preventing relicensing, thus ensuring that DNA is only replicated once per cell cycle.

Orthologs

CDT1 belongs to a family of replication proteins conserved from yeast to humans. Examples of orthologs in other species include:

Interactions

DNA replication factor CDT1 has been shown to interact with SKP2.[10] Cdt1 is recruited by the origin recognition complex in origin licensing. Null-mutations for CDT1 are lethal in yeast; the spores undergo mitosis without DNA replication. The overexpression of CDT1 causes rereplication in H. sapiens, which activates the Chk1 pathway, preventing entry into mitosis.[11]

References

  1. "Essential role of human CDT1 in DNA replication and chromatin licensing". Journal of Cell Science 115 (Pt 7): 1435–1440. April 2002. doi:10.1242/jcs.115.7.1435. PMID 11896191. 
  2. "The human licensing factor for DNA replication Cdt1 accumulates in G1 and is destabilized after initiation of S-phase". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 276 (48): 44905–44911. November 2001. doi:10.1074/jbc.M105406200. PMID 11555648. 
  3. "Entrez Gene: CDT1 chromatin licensing and DNA replication factor 1". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=81620. 
  4. "CDT1 gene" (in en). https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/cdt1/. 
  5. "Chapter 17". Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice (Seventh ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier, Philadelphia. 2018. pp. 176–185. ISBN 978-0-323-50939-8. OCLC 1001961209. 
  6. "Inhibition of eukaryotic DNA replication by geminin binding to Cdt1". Science 290 (5500): 2309–2312. December 2000. doi:10.1126/science.290.5500.2309. PMID 11125146. Bibcode2000Sci...290.2309W. 
  7. "cdt1 is an essential target of the Cdc10/Sct1 transcription factor: requirement for DNA replication and inhibition of mitosis". The EMBO Journal 13 (2): 425–434. January 1994. doi:10.1002/j.1460-2075.1994.tb06277.x. PMID 8313888. 
  8. "N-terminal region of CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein epsilon is critical for cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, and functional maturation during myeloid differentiation". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 281 (20): 14494–14502. May 2006. doi:10.1074/jbc.M600575200. PMID 16531405. 
  9. "XCDT1 is required for the assembly of pre-replicative complexes in Xenopus laevis". Nature 404 (6778): 622–625. April 2000. doi:10.1038/35007104. PMID 10766247. Bibcode2000Natur.404..622M. 
  10. "The SCF(Skp2) ubiquitin ligase complex interacts with the human replication licensing factor Cdt1 and regulates Cdt1 degradation". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 278 (33): 30854–30858. August 2003. doi:10.1074/jbc.C300251200. PMID 12840033. 
  11. "Cellular checkpoint mechanisms monitoring proper initiation of DNA replication". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 280 (8): 6253–6256. February 2005. doi:10.1074/jbc.R400037200. PMID 15591064. 

Further reading

  • Overview of all the structural information available in the PDB for UniProt: Q9H211 (Human DNA replication factor Cdt1) at the PDBe-KB.
  • Overview of all the structural information available in the PDB for UniProt: Q8R4E9 (Mouse DNA replication factor Cdt1) at the PDBe-KB.