Eukaryotes and archaea use a heximeric ring-shaped MCM helicase to unwind the DNA template during replication. Here the authors present a crystal structure of the MCM complex from archaeon S. solfataricus bound to single-stranded DNA, and to a combination of ADP, and ATP-mimic, ADP-BeF3.
- Martin Meagher
- Leslie B. Epling
- Eric J. Enemark
