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Highly efficient deletion method for the engineering of plasmid DNA with single-stranded oligonucleotides.

Plasmid expression of mutS, -L and/or -H gene in Escherichia coli dam cells results in strains that display reduced mutation frequency.

Role of hypermutability in the evolution of the genus Oenococcus.

In silico identification and molecular characterization of genes predominantly expressed in the fish oocyte.

Steady-state ATPase activity of E. coli MutS modulated by its dissociation from heteroduplex DNA.

[Study on the germline mutation of MSH6 gene in Chinese hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer pedigrees using PCR based sequencing].

Altered Dynamics of DNA Bases Adjacent to a Mismatch: A Cue for Mismatch Recognition by MutS

The C-terminal region of Escherichia coli MutS and protein oligomerization.

Coupling distant sites in DNA during DNA mismatch repair.

Escherichia coli MutS tetramerization domain structure reveals that stable dimers but not tetramers are essential for DNA mismatch repair in vivo.

Modulation of MutS ATP-dependent functional activities by DNA containing a cisplatin compound lesion (base damage and mismatch).

The frequency and structure of recombinant products is determined by the cellular level of MutL.

Label-free voltammetric detection of single-nucleotide mismatches recognized by the protein MutS.

Inactivation of the mismatch repair system in Pseudomonas aeruginosa attenuates virulence but favors persistence of oropharyngeal colonization in cystic fibrosis mice.

MutS deficiency and activity of the error-prone DNA polymerase IV are crucial for determining mucA as the main target for mucoid conversion in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Plant mitochondrial recombination surveillance requires unusual RecA and MutS homologs.

Specialized mismatch repair function of Glu339 in the Phe-X-Glu motif of yeast Msh6.

DNA repair profiles of disease-associated isolates of Neisseria meningitidis.

The Effects of Nucleotides on MutS-DNA Binding Kinetics Clarify the Role of MutS ATPase Activity in Mismatch Repair

A simple fluorescent method for detecting mismatched DNAs using a MutS-fluorophore conjugate.