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A conserved motif in the disordered linker of human MLH1 is vital for DNA mismatch repair and its function is diminished by a cancer family mutation.
Nucleic acids research - 7 Jul 2023
Wolf Karla, Kosinski Jan, Gibson Toby J, Wesch Nicole, Dötsch Volker, Genuardi Maurizio, Cordisco Emanuela Lucci, Zeuzem Stefan, Brieger Angela, Plotz Guido
Abstract excerpt
DNA mismatch repair (MMR) is essential for correction of DNA replication errors. Germline mutations of the human MMR gene MLH1 are the major cause of Lynch syndrome, a heritable cancer predisposition. In the MLH1 protein, a non-conserved, intrinsically disordered region connects two conserved, catalytically active structured domains of MLH1. This region has as yet been regarded as a flexible spacer, and missense...
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