MSH2 / Unconjugated /

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Description	MutS homologue 2 (MSH2) is a DNA mismatch repair protein in the MutS family (1). MSH2 forms two different heterodimers: MutS alpha (MSH2-MSH6) and MutS beta (MSH2-MSH3) that bind to DNA mismatches thereby initiating DNA repair. (2). MutS alpha bends the DNA helix and recognizes single base mismatches and dinucleotide insertion-deletion loops (IDL) in the DNA (2). MutS beta recognizes larger insertion-deletion loops up to 13 nucleotides long (2). Heterozygous mutations in the MSH2 gene are a cause of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), forming a specific mispair binding complex with MSH3 and MSH6 (3, 4). MutS alpha may also play a role in DNA homologous recombination repair (2).
Conjugate	Unconjugated
Clone
Target Species	Human
Applications	FC, WB
Supplier	HuaBio
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About MSH2
This locus is frequently mutated in hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer (HNPCC). When cloned, it was discovered to be a human homolog of the E. coli mismatch repair gene mutS, consistent with the characteristic alterations in microsatellite sequences (RER+ phenotype) found in HNPCC. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2012]

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