Cdc45 and GINS form a stable complex with the Mcm2-7 helicase (called the Cdc45/ Mcm2-7/GINS, or CMG, complex) and dramatically activate Mcm2-7 helicase activity.

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In mammalian systems (where the DNA polymerase does not have a 5'- 3' exonuclease

activity), Okazaki fragments are connected by a two-step process. Synthesis of an Okazaki fragment displaces the RNA primer of the preceding fragment in the form of a "flap’’.

The base of the flap is cleaved by the enzyme FEN1 (flap endonuclease 1 ) .

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FEN 1 functions as an endonuclease, but it also has a 5 '-3' exonuclease activity. In DNA repair reactions, FEN 1 may cleave next to a displaced nucleotide and then use its exonuclease activity to remove adjacent material.

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The general importance of FEN 1 is that it prevents flaps of DNA from generating structures that may cause deletions or duplications in the genome.

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DNA ligase seals nicks between adjacent nucleotides by employing an enzyme-AMP intermediate.

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The division of a bacterium into two daughter cells is accomplished by the formation of a septum.

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Septum, a structure that forms in the center of the cell as an invagination from the surrounding envelope