PMS1 protein homolog 1 is a
protein
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that in humans is encoded by the ''PMS1''
gene
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.
Function
The protein encoded by this gene was identified by its homology to a yeast protein involved in DNA mismatch repair. A role for this protein in mismatch repair has not been proven. However, the protein forms
heterodimers
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with MLH1, a DNA mismatch repair protein, and some cases of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer have been found to have mutations in this gene.
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