title: DNA mismatch repair: MutS structures bound to mismatches.
abstract: When DNA mismatch repair fails, the result is a mutator phenotype, which can lead to cancer in humans. Functional repair is dependent on the recognition of mismatches by a dimeric MutS protein, a homodimer in bacteria but a heterodimer in humans. Recent crystal structures of Thermus aquaticus and Escherichia coli MutS have revealed the structural heterodimeric nature of the bacterial proteins and provide new insights into their complicated ATP-dependent repair mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Division of Molecular Carcinogenesis, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands. sixma@nki.nl
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Sixma
mesh_terms: D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000737:chemistry*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D020137:Base Pair Mismatch; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry; D004260:DNA Repair; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D019281:Dimerization; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D008958:Models, Molecular; D000070956:MutL Proteins; D051719:MutS DNA Mismatch-Binding Protein; D020836:Protein Structure, Quaternary; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; C409221:MSH4 protein, human; C074770:MutL protein, E coli; D011506:Proteins; D004247:DNA; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; D000070956:MutL Proteins; D051719:MutS DNA Mismatch-Binding Protein; C497175:MutS protein, E coli