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This version is not peer-reviewed. Jonathan M. Piscitelli,Carol M. Manhart * Jonathan M. Piscitelli,Carol M. Manhart * Submitted: 28 October 2025 You are already at the latest version ATP hydrolysis drives essential processes across biology, from nucleic acid translocation and conformational switching to signal transduction.
Abstract In eukaryotes, mismatch repair begins with MutS homolog (MSH) complexes, which scan newly replicated DNA for mismatches. Upon mismatch detection, MSH complexes recruit the PCNA- stimulated endonuclease Mlh1-Pms1/PMS2 (yeast/human), which nicks the DNA to allow downstream proteins to remove the mismatch. Past work has shown that although Mlh1-Pms1 is an ATPase and this activity is important in vivo, ATP is not required to nick DNA.
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Abstract In eukaryotic post-replicative mismatch repair, MutS homologs (MSH) detect mismatches and recruit MLH complexes to nick the newly replicated DNA strand upon activation by the replication processivity clamp, PCNA. This incision enables mismatch removal and DNA repair. Biasing MLH endonuclease activity to the newly replicated DNA strand is crucial for repair.
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