Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

5-8-2007

Abstract

The hPMS2 mutation E705K is associated with Turcot syndrome. To elucidate the pathogenesis of hPMS2-E705K, we modeled this mutation in yeast and characterized its expression and effects on mutation avoidance in mammalian cells. We found that while hPMS2-E705K (pms1-E738K in yeast) did not significantly affect hPMS2 (Pms1p in yeast) stability or interaction with MLH1, it could not complement the mutator phenotype in MMR-deficient mouse or yeast cells. Furthermore, hPMS2-E705K/pms1-E738K inhibited MMR in wild-type (WT) mammalian cell extracts or yeast cells only when present in excess amounts relative to WT PMS2. Our results strongly suggest that hPMS2-E705K is a recessive loss-of-function allele.

Comments

Version posted is the NIH-PA Author Manuscript. Published in final edited form as: Cancer Lett. 2007 May 8; 249(2): 148–156.

Nicole C. Juba, Natalia Sepúlveda, Jenna E. Pisani are students in the Biology Department at Sacred Heart University.

DOI

10.1016/j.canlet.2006.08.008

PubMed ID

17029773


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