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Increased hypermutation at G and C nucleotides in immunoglobulin variable genes from mice deficient in the MSH2 mismatch repair protein.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 1 Jun 1998
Phung Q H, Winter D B, Cranston A, Tarone R E, Bohr V A, Fishel R, Gearhart P J
Abstract excerpt
Rearranged immunoglobulin variable genes are extensively mutated after stimulation of B lymphocytes by antigen. Mutations are likely generated by an error-prone DNA polymerase, and the mismatch repair pathway may process the mispairs. To examine the role of the MSH2 mismatch repair protein in hypermutation, Msh2-/- mice were immunized with oxazolone, and B cells were analyzed for mutation in their VkappaOx1 light...
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