Figure 7. Duplex DNA unwinding by CMG helicase.
a) Domain architecture of an Mcm protein. b) Side view of the CMG-forked DNA structure (PDB ID 6U0M) showing only Mcm4 and Mcm5 for clarity. c) The proposed unwinding mechanism.
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