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Elevated mutant frequencies and predominance of G:C to A:T transition mutations in Msh6(-/-) small intestinal epithelium.
Oncogene - 10 Oct 2002
Mark Sean C, Sandercock Linda E, Luchman H Artee, Baross Agnes, Edelmann Winfried, Jirik Frank R
Abstract excerpt
The DNA mismatch repair (MMR) system is primarily responsible for purging newly synthesized DNA of errors incurred during semi-conservative replication. Lesion recognition is initially carried out by one of two heterodimeric protein complexes, MutS(alpha) or MutS(beta). While the former, comprised of MSH2 and MSH6, recognizes mispairs as well as short (1-2 nucleotide) insertions/deletions (IDLs), the latter, made...
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