MCM7 encodes a protein that is one of the highly conserved mini-chromosome maintenance proteins (MCM) that are essential for the initiation of eukaryotic genome replication. The hexameric protein complex formed by the MCM proteins is a key component of the pre-replication complex (pre_RC) and may be involved in the formation of replication forks and in the recruitment of other DNA replication related proteins. The MCM complex consisting of this protein and MCM2, 4 and 6 proteins possesses DNA helicase activity, and may act as a DNA unwinding enzyme. Cyclin D1-dependent kinase, CDK4, is found to associate with this protein, and may regulate the binding of this protein with the tumorsuppressor protein RB1/RB. Alias Symbols: CDC47, MCM2, P1.1-MCM3, P1CDC47, P85MCM, PNAS146 Protein Interaction Partner: AK8, MIPOL1, C8orf34, USHBP1, MCMBP, CCDC102B, TRIM54, MBIP, UBQLN1, TRIM27, NAB2, KIFC3, GOLGA2, PNMA1, UBC, SP2, HAUS2, CEP250, CEP57, SUMO2, SUMO3, PCNA, STAU1, SUZ12, RNF2, MCM4, MCM2, HSP90AB1, PRMT1, PRRC1, CLUH, TOMM34, TRIM16, HYOU1, BAG3, MIB1, P Protein Size: 389