ORC6

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Origin recognition complex subunit 6 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ORC6 (ORC6L) gene.[5][6]

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AliasesORC6, ORC6L, origin recognition complex subunit 6
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ORC6
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Identifiers
AliasesORC6, ORC6L, origin recognition complex subunit 6
External IDsOMIM: 607213; MGI: 1929285; HomoloGene: 8635; GeneCards: ORC6; OMA:ORC6 - orthologs
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SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_014321

NM_001163791
NM_019716

RefSeq (protein)

NP_055136

n/a

Location (UCSC)Chr 16: 46.69 – 46.7 MbChr 8: 86.03 – 86.03 Mb
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Origin recognition complex subunit 6 (ORC6)
Identifiers
SymbolORC6
PfamPF05460
InterProIPR008721
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PDB  IPR008721 PF05460 (ECOD; PDBsum)  
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Background

The origin recognition complex (ORC) is a highly conserved six subunit protein complex essential for the initiation of the DNA replication in eukaryotic cells. Studies in yeast demonstrated that ORC binds specifically to origins of replication and serves as a platform for the assembly of additional initiation factors such as Cdc6 and Mcm proteins.

Function

The protein encoded by this gene is a subunit of the ORC complex. It has been shown that this protein and ORC1 are loosely associated with the core complex consisting of ORC2, -3, -4 and -5. Gene silencing studies with small interfering RNA demonstrated that this protein plays an essential role in coordinating chromosome replication and segregation with cytokinesis.[6]

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