MutL Proteins D000070956

Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Enzymes and Coenzymes [D08] » Enzymes » DNA Repair Enzymes » MutL Proteins

Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Enzymes and Coenzymes [D08] » Enzymes » Hydrolases » Acid Anhydride Hydrolases » Adenosine Triphosphatases » MutL Proteins

Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Proteins » DNA-Binding Proteins » MutL Proteins

Description

DNA repair proteins that include the bacterial MutL protein and its eukaryotic homologs. They consist of a conserved N-terminal region with weak ATPase activity, an endonuclease motif, and a C-terminal domain that forms MutL homodimers or heterodimers between MLH1 and the PMS1, MISMATCH REPAIR ENDONUCLEASE PMS2; or MLH3 proteins. These complexes function in DNA repair pathways, primarily DNA MISMATCH REPAIR, where MutL/MLH1 and the MUTS DNA MISMATCH-BINDING PROTEIN are targeted to damaged DNA.   MeSH

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