CDC7 and Alzheimer disease: To address this issue, here we analyzed one of the minichromosomemaintenance (Mcm) proteins that plays a role in DNA replication and becomesphosphorylated by the S-phase promoting CDKs and Cdc7 during DNA synthesis.We found phosphorylated Mcm2 (pMcm2) markedly associated with neurofibrillarytangles, neuropil threads, and dystrophic neurites in AD but not inaged-matched controls.