DNA replication licensing factor MCM2 (MCM2)

Acts as component of this MCM2-7 complex (MCM complex) which is the putative replicative helicase essential for'once per cell cycle' DNA replication initiation and elongation in eukaryotic cells. The active ATPase websites in the MCM2-7 ring are shaped through the interaction surfaces of two neighboring subunits such a critical structure of a conserved arginine finger motif is provided in trans relative to the ATP-binding website of the Walker A box of the adjacent subunit.

The six ATPase active sites, however, are likely to contribute differentially to the intricate helicase activity. Required for the entry in S phase and for cell division.