| Primary Identifier | IPR038545 | Type | Homologous_superfamily |
| Short Name | Znf_DBF_sf |
| description | In eukaryotes, initiation of DNA replication requires the assembly of pre-replication complexes (pre-RCs) on chromatin during the G1 phase. In the S phase, pre-RCs are activated by two protein kinases, Cdk2 and Cdc7, which results in the loading of replication factors and the unwinding of replication origins by the MCM helicase complex []. Cdc7 is a serine/threonine kinase that is conserved from yeast to human. It is regulated by its association with a regulatory subunit, the Dbf4 protein. This complex is often referred to as DDK (Dbf4-dependent kinase) [].DBF4 contains an N-terminal BRCT domain and a C-terminal conserved region that could potentially coordinate one zinc atom, the DBF4-type zinc finger. This entry represents the zinc finger, which is important for the interaction with Cdc7 [, ]. |
