Defective replication initiation results in locus specific chromosome breakage and a ribosomal RNA deficiency in yeast.

A form of dwarfism known as Meier-Gorlin syndrome (MGS) is caused by recessive mutations in one of six different genes (ORC1, ORC4, ORC6, CDC6, CDT1, and MCM5). These genes encode components of the pre-replication complex, which assembles at origins of replication prior to S phase. Also, variants in...

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Main Authors: Joseph C Sanchez, Elizabeth X Kwan, Thomas J Pohl, Haley M Amemiya, M K Raghuraman, Bonita J Brewer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-10-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5658192?pdf=render