MSH6 mutS homolog 6
Gene ID: 2956, updated on 4-Jan-2025Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: GTBP; HSAP; p160; GTMBP; MSH-6; HNPCC5; LYNCH5; MMRCS3
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Summary
This gene encodes a member of the DNA mismatch repair MutS family. In E. coli, the MutS protein helps in the recognition of mismatched nucleotides prior to their repair. A highly conserved region of approximately 150 aa, called the Walker-A adenine nucleotide binding motif, exists in MutS homologs. The encoded protein heterodimerizes with MSH2 to form a mismatch recognition complex that functions as a bidirectional molecular switch that exchanges ADP and ATP as DNA mismatches are bound and dissociated. Mutations in this gene may be associated with hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer, colorectal cancer, and endometrial cancer. Transcripts variants encoding different isoforms have been described. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2013]
Associated conditions
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| Description | Tests |
|---|---|
| Endometrial carcinoma | See labs |
| Genome-wide association study of smoking behaviours in patients with COPD. GeneReviews: Not available | |
| Lynch syndrome MedGen: C4552100GeneReviews: Lynch Syndrome | See labs |
| Lynch syndrome 5 | See labs |
| Mismatch repair cancer syndrome 3 | See labs |
Copy number response
| Description |
|---|
| Copy number response Haploinsufficency Sufficient evidence for dosage pathogenicity (Last evaluated 2021-10-13) ClinGen Genome Curation PagePubMedTriplosensitivity No evidence available (Last evaluated 2021-10-13) ClinGen Genome Curation Page |
Genomic context
- Location:
- 2p16.3
- Sequence:
- Chromosome: 2; NC_000002.12 (47783145..47810101)
- Total number of exons:
- 19
Variation
| Resource | Links for this gene |
|---|---|
| ClinVar | Variants reported to ClinVar |
| dbVar | Studies and variants |
| SNP | Variation Viewer for MSH6 variants |
| Genome viewer | Explore NCBI-annotated and select non-NCBI annotated genome assemblies |
- ClinVarRelated medical variations
- dbVarLink from Gene to dbVar
- MedGenRelated information in MedGen
- MSH6 @ ZAC-GGM
- MSH6 homepage - Colon cancer gene variant databases
- OMIMLink to related OMIM entry
- PubMed (OMIM)Gene links to PubMed derived from omim_pubmed_cited links
- RefSeq RNAsLink to Nucleotide RefSeq RNAs
- RefSeqGeneLink to Nucleotide RefSeqGenes
- Variation ViewerRelated Variants
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