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Rapid advances in the field of DNA repair have begun to elucidate the precise role of human mismatch repair proteins.17 In the current model, hMSH2 and hGTBP form a dimer, which recognizes the mismatch and binds to it. Another complex formed by hPMS2 and hMLH1 subsequently recognizes and binds to the DNA-bound, hMSH2-hGTBP complex. Other proteins are then recruited to complete the processes of incision and repair. The human hPMS2 protein performs the analogous function of the PMS1 protein in yeast. The biochemical function of the hPMS1 protein is unclear; however, mutations in the hPMS1 gene, as well as hMSH2, hMLH1 and hPMS2 genes, have been associated with hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer, a condition marked by microsatellite instability.
Stratagenes RT-PCR primer sets for mismatch repair are designed to amplify
cDNA segments representing transcripts of currently characterized mismatch
repair genes in humans and mice. Because the RT-PCR primer sets amplify regions
that span intron-exon boundaries, amplification using genomic DNA templates
produces either no product at all or one that can easily be distinguished from
the RT-PCR product by gel electrophoresis. The primer sets can be used in
conjunction with quantitative RT-PCR techniques to study gene expression in
areas such as genetic toxicology, where changes in the regulation of these genes
may be indicative of the genotoxicity of a substance or its biologically
activated form. The primer sets may also be used to quickly amplify a region of
the featured genes for later use as
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