MCM8 (DNA helicase MCM8) is an enzyme. The public catalogues list it as a DNA repair gene, and the evidence so far is association rather than a proven role. This dossier gathers the 0 products (0 approved), 0 trials, 0 pathways and 0 resistance routes in the corpus that involve it, with external identifiers so it can be joined to UniProt, ChEMBL, Open Targets and the rest of biology.
Biology
Component of the MCM8-MCM9 complex, which is involved in the repair of double-stranded DNA breaks (DBSs) and DNA interstrand cross-links (ICLs) by homologous recombination (HR). 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. Required for DNA resection by the MRE11-RAD50-NBN/NBS1 (MRN) complex by recruiting the MRN complex to the repair site and by promoting the complex nuclease activity. Indirectly regulates the recruitment of downstream effector RAD51 to DNA damage sites including DBSs and ICLs, probably by regulating the localisation of the MNR complex. The MCM8-MCM9 complex is dispensable for DNA replication and S phase progression. May play a non-essential for DNA replication: may be involved in the activation of the prereplicative complex (pre-RC) during G(1) phase by recruiting CDC6 to the origin recognition complex (ORC). Location: Nucleus; Chromosome; Cytoplasm; Mitochondrion matrix (UniProt). Locus 20p12.3 (HGNC).
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