protein

MSH2

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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about MSH2: its mechanistic relationships (Knowledge Graph edges), hypotheses targeting it, analyses mentioning it, and supporting scientific papers. The interactive graph below shows its immediate neighbors. All content is AI-synthesized from peer-reviewed literature.

58Connections
0Hypotheses
0Analyses
40Outgoing
18Incoming

Summary

MSH2 is a protein involved in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: expressed in, associated with, causes. Associated with Als, Cancer, Colorectal Cancer. Connected to 50 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.

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🔬 Protein Info
Gene SymbolMSH2
Full NameMutS Homolog 2
AliasesPage for MSH2 Protein
FunctionMSH2 is essential for the DNA mismatch repair system:
Primary Expressionall brain cell types: - Neurons: High basal expression, constitutive MMR activity - Glia: Lower expression than neurons -
Molecular Weight104.7 kDa
Ensembl IDENSG00000116675
GeneCardsMSH2
Human Protein AtlasMSH2
[Neurons](/entities/neurons)High basal expression, constitutive MMR activity
GliaLower expression than neurons
Neural progenitorsActive cell cycle, requires MMR
Associated DiseasesAls, Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Gastric Cancer
InteractionsMSH3, MSH6, PMS2, LIG1, MLH1
KG Connections58 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING

Wiki Pages (21)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

MSH2 — MutS Homolog 2

gene · 881 words

Trinucleotide Repeat Expansion Disorders

mechanism · 3379 words

Huntington's Disease Somatic CAG Expansion and DNA Repair

mechanism · 2565 words

POLD1

gene · 2427 words

DNA Damage Response in Alzheimer's Disease

mechanism · 2076 words

PMS2 — DNA Mismatch Repair Protein PMS2

gene · 2029 words

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    MSH2["<b>MSH2</b>"]
    Cancer{"Cancer"}
    MSH2 -->|"expressed in"| Cancer
    Tumor{"Tumor"}
    MSH2 -->|"expressed in"| Tumor
    Ms{"Ms"}
    MSH2 -->|"expressed in"| Ms
    PI3K["PI3K"]
    MSH2 -->|"expressed in"| PI3K
    RB1["RB1"]
    MSH2 -->|"expressed in"| RB1
    MSH6["MSH6"]
    MSH2 -->|"expressed in"| MSH6
    GENES["GENES"]
    MSH2 -->|"expressed in"| GENES
    DNA["DNA"]
    MSH2 -->|"expressed in"| DNA
    ATRX["ATRX"]
    MSH2 -->|"expressed in"| ATRX
    AKT["AKT"]
    MSH2 -->|"expressed in"| AKT
    TP53["TP53"]
    MSH2 -->|"expressed in"| TP53
    MLH1["MLH1"]
    MSH2 -->|"expressed in"| MLH1
    TP53 -->|"expressed in"| MSH2
    GENES -->|"expressed in"| MSH2
    RB1 -->|"expressed in"| MSH2
    ATRX -->|"expressed in"| MSH2
    AKT -->|"expressed in"| MSH2
    DNA -->|"expressed in"| MSH2
    PI3K -->|"expressed in"| MSH2
    MLH1 -->|"expressed in"| MSH2
    style MSH2 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0

Outgoing (40)

TargetRelationTypeStr
Cancerexpressed_indisease0.65
Tumorexpressed_indisease0.65
Msexpressed_indisease0.65
Colorectal Cancerassociated_withdisease0.65
Cancerassociated_withdisease0.65

Incoming (18)

SourceRelationTypeStr
TP53expressed_ingene0.60
RB1expressed_ingene0.60
ATRXexpressed_ingene0.60
AKTexpressed_ingene0.60
PI3Kexpressed_ingene0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

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Mentioning Analyses (0)

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Related Papers (0)

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