Proximity Ligation Analysis of protein-protein interactions between MSH2 and MLH1. HeLa cells were stained with anti-MSH2 rabbit purified polyclonal 1:1200 and anti-MLH1 mouse monoclonal antibody 1:50. Each red dot represents the detection of protein-protein interaction complex, and nuclei were counterstained with DAPI (blue).
This gene was identified as a locus frequently mutated in hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer (HNPCC). It is a human homolog of the E. coli DNA mismatch repair gene mutL, consistent with the characteristic alterations in microsatellite sequences (RER+ phenotype) found in HNPCC. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described, but their full-length natures have not been determined. [provided by RefSeq
Other Designations:
DNA mismatch repair protein Mlh1,MutL protein homolog 1