FCC1, COCA1, HNPCC, LCFS2, HNPCC1, DNA mismatch repair protein Msh2, hMSH2, MutS protein homolog 2, MSH2
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, hetero