title: Isolation and characterization of the human mismatch repair gene hMSH2 promoter region.
abstract: Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HN-PCC) is one of man's commonest hereditary diseases. Several studies have identified four responsible genes that are involved in a process known as DNA mismatch repair; hMSH2 is the most important of these four genes. In addition to mutational analysis of these genes, investigations of transcriptional regulatory mechanisms are important. Therefore, our purpose has been to isolate the hMSH2 promoter region. Using direct sequencing of P1 recombinant DNA we have characterized 1100 bp of the hMSH2 promoter.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Humangenetik, Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg, Germany.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Scherer
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Seib
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Seitz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dooley
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Welter
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D003123:Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis / Q000235:genetics*; D017931:DNA Primers; D004260:DNA Repair / Q000235:genetics*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D005091:Exons; D005260:Female; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D015698:Genomic Library; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D051718:MutS Homolog 2 Protein; D010920:Placenta / Q000378:metabolism; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011247:Pregnancy; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D051718:MutS Homolog 2 Protein