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Compact Origins and Where to Find Them: ORC's Guide to Genome-Wide Licensing.

Christian Speck, Luitpold Maximilian Reuter

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Review in BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
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  3. Chromatin architecture sets origin licensing capacity.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Christian SpeckInstitute of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6646-1692
Luitpold Maximilian ReuterInstitute of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9584-8538

Funding

Cancer Research UK DRCNPG-May21100006Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 505087959Medical Research Council MC_U120085811
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Origin licensing is the first step in the fundamental process of DNA replication, which ensures the accurate transmission of an organism's genetic information. Studies in budding yeast have provided crucial insights into replication origins, revealing sequence-specific features and structural DNA elements guiding helicase loading. Here, we review the recent advances in our understanding of DNA replication origin licensing, focusing on insights into origin architecture and advancements in high-resolution sequencing. Progress in the field demonstrates that origins are compact units that load an individual MCM2-7 double hexamer, which in turn causes steric occlusion of the origin recognition complex (ORC) binding site. We discuss why, in addition to the DNA sequence, DNA shape, DNA flexibility, and correct spacing of A- and B2-elements are crucial for efficient helicase loading. These recent findings provide a mechanistic explanation for the regulation of genome-wide origin licensing and reveal fundamental principles of MCM2-7 helicase loading.

Indexed as

DNA ReplicationOrigin Recognition ComplexReplication OriginMinichromosome Maintenance ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeMinichromosome Maintenance ProteinsOrigin Recognition Complexbudding yeastChIP‐ExoDNA licensingDNA replicationMCM2‐7ORCorigins

Identifiers

PMID40384310
PMCPMC12183775

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