Rabbit anti-Human MSH2 Polyclonal Antibody

Uniprot Id

P43246

Target Species

Human

Target Name

MSH2

Target Full Name

DNA mismatch repair protein Msh2

Target Function

Component of the post-replicative DNA mismatch repair system (MMR). Forms two different heterodimers: MutS alpha (MSH2-MSH6 heterodimer) and MutS beta (MSH2-MSH3 heterodimer) which binds to DNA mismatches thereby initiating DNA repair. When bound, heterodimers bend the DNA helix and shields approximately 20 base pairs. MutS alpha recognizes single base mismatches and dinucleotide insertion-deletion loops (IDL) in the DNA. MutS beta recognizes larger insertion-deletion loops up to 13 nucleotides long. After mismatch binding, MutS alpha or beta forms a ternary complex with the MutL alpha heterodimer, which is thought to be responsible for directing the downstream MMR events, including strand discrimination, excision, and resynthesis. Recruits DNA helicase MCM9 to chromatin which unwinds the mismatch containing DNA strand. ATP binding and hydrolysis play a pivotal role in mismatch repair functions. The ATPase activity associated with MutS alpha regulates binding similar to a molecular switch: mismatched DNA provokes ADP-->ATP exchange, resulting in a discernible conformational transition that converts MutS alpha into a sliding clamp capable of hydrolysis-independent diffusion along the DNA backbone. This transition is crucial for mismatch repair. MutS alpha may also play a role in DNA homologous recombination repair. In melanocytes may modulate both UV-B-induced cell cycle regulation and apoptosis.

Target Involvement

Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer 1 (HNPCC1); Muir-Torre syndrome (MRTES); Endometrial cancer (ENDMC); Mismatch repair cancer syndrome (MMRCS); Colorectal cancer (CRC)

Target Subcellular Location

Nucleus. Chromosome.

Target Protein Families

DNA mismatch repair MutS family

Target Tissue Specificity

Ubiquitously expressed.

Target Synonyms

BAT26; COCA 1; COCA1; DNA mismatch repair protein Msh2; FCC 1; FCC1; hMSH2; HNPCC 1; HNPCC; HNPCC1; LCFS2; MSH 2; Msh2; MSH2_HUMAN; MutS homolog 2; MutS homolog 2 colon cancer nonpolyposis type 1; MutS protein homolog 2

Target Background

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.