Cdc7-Drf1 is a developmentally regulated protein kinase required for the initiation of vertebrate DNA replication

Tatsuro S. Takahashi; Johannes C. Walter

doi:10.1101/gad.1339805

Cdc7-Drf1 is a developmentally regulated protein kinase required for the initiation of vertebrate DNA replication

Tatsuro S. Takahashi, Johannes C. Walter

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Abstract

Cdc7, a protein kinase required for the initiation of eukaryotic DNA replication, is activated by a regulatory subunit, Dbf4. A second activator of Cdc7 called Drf1 exists in vertebrates, but its function is unknown. Here, we report that in Xenopus egg extracts, Cdc7-Drf1 is far more abundant than Cdc7-Dbf4, and removal of Drf1 but not Dbf4 severely inhibits phosphorylation of Mcm4 and DNA replication. After gastrulation, when the cell cycle acquires somatic characteristics, Drf1 levels decline sharply and Cdc7-Dbf4 becomes the more abundant kinase. These results identify Drf1 as a developmentally regulated, essential activator of Cdc7 in Xenopus.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2295-2300
Number of pages	6
Journal	Genes and Development
Volume	19
Issue number	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1101/gad.1339805
Publication status	Published - Oct 1 2005
Externally published	Yes

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Genetics
Developmental Biology

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