PMID:17761880

Citation	Gaudier, M, Schuwirth, BS, Westcott, SL and Wigley, DB (2007) Structural basis of DNA replication origin recognition by an ORC protein. Science 317:1213-6
Abstract	DNA replication in archaea and in eukaryotes share many similarities. We report the structure of an archaeal origin recognition complex protein, ORC1, bound to an origin recognition box, a DNA sequence that is found in multiple copies at replication origins. DNA binding is mediated principally by a C-terminal winged helix domain that inserts deeply into the major and minor grooves, widening them both. However, additional DNA contacts are made with the N-terminal AAA+ domain, which inserts into the minor groove at a characteristic G-rich sequence, inducing a 35 degrees bend in the duplex and providing directionality to the binding site. Both contact regions also induce substantial unwinding of the DNA. The structure provides insight into the initial step in assembly of a replication origin and recruitment of minichromosome maintenance (MCM) helicase to that origin.
Links	PubMed Online version:10.1126/science.1143664
Keywords	Aeropyrum/chemistry; Aeropyrum/metabolism; Archaeal Proteins/chemistry; Binding Sites; Crystallography, X-Ray; DNA, Archaeal/chemistry; DNA, Archaeal/metabolism; Dimerization; Models, Molecular; Nucleic Acid Conformation; Origin Recognition Complex/chemistry; Protein Conformation; Protein Structure, Secondary; Protein Structure, Tertiary; Replication Origin
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