Elevated levels of mutation in multiple tissues of mice deficient in the DNA mismatch repair gene Pms2
Narayanan L, Fritzell J, Baker S, Liskay R, Glazer P. Elevated levels of mutation in multiple tissues of mice deficient in the DNA mismatch repair gene Pms2. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1997, 94: 3122-3127. PMID: 9096356, PMCID: PMC20332, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.7.3122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA mismatch repair gene PMS2Multiple tissuesMutation reporter geneMismatch repair gene PMS2Role of mutagenesisMammalian homologGenomic integrityReporter geneRepeat sequencesPMS2 locusMononucleotide repeat sequencesGenetic instabilityLimited tissue distributionDNA mismatch repair genesRepair genesHereditary colon cancerNormal developmentSlippage errorsGenesMutagenic treatmentEssential roleMismatch repair genesMutagenesisMutation frequencyHybrid transgenic mice