PMS2
Reactivity: Human
ELISA, IF
Host: Mouse
Monoclonal
4A8
unconjugated
Application Notes
WB: 1:500-1:2000, IHC: 1:50-1:500
Restrictions
For Research Use only
Format
Liquid
Buffer
PBS with 0.02 % sodium azide and 50 % glycerol pH 7.3,
Preservative
Sodium azide
Precaution of Use
This product contains Sodium azide: a POISONOUS AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE which should be handled by trained staff only.
Storage
-20 °C
Storage Comment
-20°C for 12 months (Avoid repeated freeze / thaw cycles.)
Expiry Date
12 months
Target
PMS2
(PMS2 Postmeiotic Segregation Increased 2 (S. Cerevisiae) (PMS2))
Alternative Name
PMS2
Background
Synonyms:HNPCC4, PMS1 protein homolog 2, PMS2, PMS2CL, PMSL2 Background:Component of the post-replicative DNA mismatch repair system(MMR). Heterodimerizes with MLH1 to form MutL alpha. DNA repair is initiated by MutS alpha(MSH2-MSH6) or MutS beta(MSH2-MSH6) binding to a dsDNA mismatch, then MutL alpha is recruited to the heteroduplex. Assembly of the MutL-MutS-heteroduplex ternary complex in presence of RFC and PCNA is sufficient to activate endonuclease activity of PMS2. It introduces single-strand breaks near the mismatch and thus generates new entry points for the exonuclease EXO1 to degrade the strand containing the mismatch. DNA methylation would prevent cleavage and therefore assure that only the newly mutated DNA strand is going to be corrected. MutL alpha(MLH1-PMS2) interacts physically with the clamp loader subunits of DNA polymerase III, suggesting that it may play a role to recruit the DNA polymerase III to the site of the MMR. Also implicated in DNA damage signaling, a process which induces cell cycle arrest and can lead to apoptosis in case of major DNA damages.