MCM is involved in various catabolic or biosynthetic pathways; for example in man it is involved in the degradation of several amino acids, odd-chain fatty acids and cholesterol via propionyl-CoA to the tricarboxylic acid cycle; while in some bacteria it is involved in the synthesis of propionate from tricarboxylic acid-cycle intermediates.

In eukaryotes MCM is located in the mitochondrial matrix and is a homodimer of a polypeptide chain of about 710 amino acids. In bacteria MCM is a dimer of two non-identical, yet structurally related chains. The sequences of eukaryotic and prokaryotic MCM are rather well conserved.

As a signature pattern it was selected the best conserved region which is located in the central part of these sequences.
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