DNA mismatch repair protein MLH1

UniProtKB accession:  P38920

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UniProtKB description:  Required for DNA mismatch repair (MMR), correcting base-base mismatches and insertion-deletion loops (IDLs) resulting from DNA replication, DNA damage or from recombination events between non-identical sequences during meiosis. Component of different MutL heterodimers that form a ternary complex with the MutS heterodimers, which initially recognize the DNA mismatches. This complex is thought to be responsible for directing the downstream MMR events, including strand discrimination, excision, and resynthesis. Plays a major role in maintaining the genetic stability of simple sequence repeats, the repair of heteroduplex sites present in meiotic recombination intermediates, and the promotion of meiotic crossing-over.