Review Article

The Mcm2-7 Replicative Helicase: A Promising Chemotherapeutic Target

Table 1

Protein interactors and regulators of the Mcm2-7 complex.

InhibitorPhenotypeSubunits targetedReference

ING5Binds Mcm2-7Mcm2, 4, 6, & 7 [99]
NCOA4Blocks origin firing, helicase activityMcm7[100]
p16INK4aBlocks Mcm2-7 origin loadingIndirect
(Cdc6, Cdt1)
[101]
p27KIP1Blocks in vitro replicationMcm7[102]
ProhibitinBlocks in vitro replicationMcm2 & 5[103]
RAD17Blocks checkpoint activationMcm7[104]
Retinoblastoma protein/p130Blocks in vitro replicationMcm7[97]