Mismatch repair (MMR)

Layer 3 — Biologyin the Dna Repair And Recombination subtree

Post-replicative correction of base-base mismatches and small indels. MutSα/β recognise lesion; MutLα nicks daughter strand; EXO1 excises; Pol δ + ligase I resynthesise. Loss → Lynch syndrome.

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