Synthetic peptide within N-terminal residues of Human MSH2.
Species Reactivity
Human, Mouse, Rat
Validated Applications
WB, IHC-P
Target Molecular Weight
Predicted band size: 105 kDa
Positive Control
K562 cells lysates, Wild-type SCC7 whole cell lysates, human breast cancer tissue, human kidney tissue, human placenta tissue, mouse colon tissue, rat brain tissue.
Component of the post-replicative DNA mismatch repair system (MMR). Forms two different heterodimers: MutS alpha (MSH2-MSH6 heterodimer) and MutS beta (MSH2-MSH3 heterodimer) which binds to DNA mismatches thereby initiating DNA repair. When bound, heterodimers bend the DNA helix and shields approximately 20 base pairs. MutS alpha recognizes single base mismatches and dinucleotide insertion-deletion loops (IDL) in the DNA. MutS beta recognizes larger insertion-deletion loops up to 13 nucleotides long. After mismatch binding, MutS alpha or beta forms a ternary complex with the MutL alpha heterodimer, which is thought to be responsible for directing the downstream MMR events, including strand discrimination, excision, and resynthesis. Recruits DNA helicase MCM9 to chromatin which unwinds the mismatch containg DNA strand. ATP binding and hydrolysis play a pivotal role in mismatch repair functions. The ATPase activity associated with MutS alpha regulates binding similar to a molecular switch: mismatched DNA provokes ADP>ATP exchange, resulting in a discernible conformational transition that converts MutS alpha into a sliding clamp capable of hydrolysis-independent diffusion along the DNA backbone. This transition is crucial for mismatch repair. MutS alpha may also play a role in DNA homologous recombination repair. In melanocytes may modulate both UV-B-induced cell cycle regulation and apoptosis.
Background References
1. Kansikas M. et al. Verification of the three-step model in assessing the pathogenicity of mismatch repair gene variants. Hum. Mutat. 32:107-115(2011).
2. Traver S. et al. MCM9 Is Required for Mammalian DNA Mismatch Repair. Mol. Cell 59:831-839(2015).
Sequence Similarity
Belongs to the DNA mismatch repair MutS family.
Tissue Specificity
Ubiquitously expressed.
Post-translational Modification
Phosphorylated by PRKCZ, which may prevent MutS alpha degradation by the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway.
Western blot analysis of MSH2 on different lysates with Rabbit anti-MSH2 antibody (EM1801-06) at 1/2,000 dilution.
Lane 1: HeLa cell lysate(15 µg/Lane) Lane 2: A431 cell lysate(15 µg/Lane) Lane 3: A549 cell lysate(15 µg/Lane) Lane 4: mouse testis tissue lysate (20 µg/Lane) Lane 5: rat testis tissue lysate (20 µg/Lane)
Exposure time: 28 seconds; ECL: K1801
Blocking: 5% NFDM/TBST, 1 hour at room temperature Primary antibody: EM1801-06, 1/2,000 in primary antibody dilution buffer 5% NFDM/TBST, overnight at 4 ℃ Secondary antibody: Goat anti-Mouse IgG-HRP (HA1006), 1/50,000 in 5% NFDM/TBST, 1 hour at room temperature
Predicted band size: 105 kDa Observed band size: 105 kDa
Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded human breast cancer tissue with Mouse anti-MSH2 antibody (EM1801-06) at 1/1,000 dilution.
The section was pre-treated using heat mediated antigen retrieval with sodium citrate buffer (pH 6.0) (high pressure) for 2 minutes. The tissues were blocked in 1% BSA for 20 minutes at room temperature, washed with ddH2O and PBS, and then probed with the primary antibody (EM1801-06) at 1/1,000 dilution for 1 hour at room temperature. The detection was performed using an HRP conjugated compact polymer system. DAB was used as the chromogen. Tissues were counterstained with hematoxylin and mounted with DPX.
Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded human kidney tissue using anti-MSH2 antibody. Counter stained with hematoxylin. The section was pre-treated using heat mediated antigen retrieval with sodium citrate buffer (pH 6.0) (high pressure) for 2 minutes.
Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded human placenta tissue using anti-MSH2 antibody. Counter stained with hematoxylin. The section was pre-treated using heat mediated antigen retrieval with sodium citrate buffer (pH 6.0) (high pressure) for 2 minutes.
Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded mouse colon tissue using anti-MSH2 antibody. Counter stained with hematoxylin. The section was pre-treated using heat mediated antigen retrieval with sodium citrate buffer (pH 6.0) (high pressure) for 2 minutes.
Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded rat brain tissue using anti-MSH2 antibody. Counter stained with hematoxylin. The section was pre-treated using heat mediated antigen retrieval with sodium citrate buffer (pH 6.0) (high pressure) for 2 minutes.
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