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MSH2: Epigenetic MSH2 deficiencies in cancer, Interactions & Clinical significance

DNA mismatch repair protein Msh2 also known as MutS homolog 2 or MSH2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MSH2 gene, which is located on chromosome 2. MSH2 is a tumor suppressor gene and more specifically a caretaker gene that codes for a DNA mismatch repair (MMR) protein, MSH2, which forms a heterodimer with MSH6 to make the human MutSα…

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MSH2 topic overview

The analysis highlights Epigenetic MSH2 deficiencies in cancer, Interactions and Clinical significance as prominent areas in the source structure around MSH2.

Related topics
44
Source areas
7
Connected nodes
51
Extracted relationships
188
Concept neighborhoods
30
Bridge connections
51

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 15 topics
Epigenetic MSH2 deficiencies in cancer · 9 topics
Interactions · 7 topics
Clinical significance · 6 topics
Role in mismatch repair · 5 topics
Double-strand break repair · 1 topics
Microsatellite instability · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Aliases
MSH2, mutS homolog 2, COCA1, FCC1, HNPCC, HNPCC1, LCFS2, hMMRCS2, MSH-2
Available structures
Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes2O8B, 2O8C, 2O8D, 2O8E, 2O8F, 3THW, 3THX, 3THY, 3THZ
Band
2p21-p16.3 · 17 E4|17 57.87 cM
Bgee
secondary oocyte · ventricular zone · ganglionic eminence · gonad · retinal pigment epithelium
BioGPS
More reference expression data
Chr.
Chromosome 2 (human) · Chromosome 17 (mouse)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Clinical significance

Microsatellite instability

Role in mismatch repair

Double-strand break repair

Interactions

Epigenetic MSH2 deficiencies in cancer

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How MSH2 connects Entity context

The extracted context around MSH2 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, MSH2 → ADP binding, ATP binding, ATP-dependent activity, acting on DNA, ATPase activity, B cell differentiation, B cell mediated immunity, cellular response to DNA damage stimulus, centromeric DNA binding, chromatin binding, chromosome, damaged DNA binding, determination of adult lifespan, dinucleotide insertion or deletion binding, dinucleotide repeat insertion binding, DNA binding, DNA mismatch repair, DNA recombination, DNA repair, double-strand break repair, double-strand/single-strand DNA junction binding Another extracted example is MSH2 → abdominal wall, Brodmann area 10, cerebellar hemisphere, epiblast, ganglionic eminence, gonad, middle frontal gyrus, otic placode, otic vesicle, primitive streak, rectum, retinal pigment epithelium, saccule, secondary oocyte, somite, tail of embryo, testicle, ventricular zone, zygote. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

MSH2

Top relations

Gene ontology · 67
MSH2 → ADP binding, ATP binding, ATP-dependent activity, acting on DNA, ATPase activity, B cell differentiation, B cell mediated immunity, cellular response to DNA damage stimulus, centromeric DNA binding, chromatin binding, chromosome, damaged DNA binding, determination of adult lifespan, dinucleotide insertion or deletion binding, dinucleotide repeat insertion binding, DNA binding, DNA mismatch repair, DNA recombination, DNA repair, double-strand break repair, double-strand/single-strand DNA junction binding
Bgee · 19
MSH2 → abdominal wall, Brodmann area 10, cerebellar hemisphere, epiblast, ganglionic eminence, gonad, middle frontal gyrus, otic placode, otic vesicle, primitive streak, rectum, retinal pigment epithelium, saccule, secondary oocyte, somite, tail of embryo, testicle, ventricular zone, zygote
RNA expression pattern · 19
MSH2 → abdominal wall, Brodmann area 10, cerebellar hemisphere, epiblast, ganglionic eminence, gonad, middle frontal gyrus, otic placode, otic vesicle, primitive streak, rectum, retinal pigment epithelium, saccule, secondary oocyte, somite, tail of embryo, testicle, ventricular zone, zygote
related to Role in mismatch repair · 17
MSH2 → ADP, ATP, ATPase, Conversely, DNA, In, MLH1, MSH3, MSH6, MutSα, MutSβ, N-terminal, NLS, Studies, The MSH2, The MutSα, When
related to Microsatellite instability · 13
MSH2 → Because, Currently, Detection, DNA, HNPCC, If, IHC, MMR, MSI, PCR, PCR-based MSI, The, This
related to Epigenetic MSH2 deficiencies in cancer · 10
MSH2 → ALL, DNA, Elevated DNA, If DNA, In, NSCLC, Reductions, See Frequencies, Such, There
related to Clinical significance · 9
MSH2 → DNA, Hereditary, HNPCC, Lynch, MLH1, MSH2-MSH6, Mutations, MutSα, These
related to Interactions · 7
MSH2 → ATR, BRCA1, CHEK2, EXO1, MAX, MSH3, MSH6
Band · 2
MSH2 → 17 E4|17 57.87 cM, 2p21-p16.3
Chr. · 2
MSH2 → Chromosome 17 (mouse), Chromosome 2 (human)

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

dna repair mutations gene mismatch msh6 protein mutsα cancer human complex chromosome microsatellite bp instability damage genes msh3 chr band

MSH2 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 188 structured relationships around MSH2. Examples in this analysis include MSH2 → Aliases → MSH2, mutS homolog 2, COCA1, FCC1, HNPCC, HNPCC1, LCFS2, hMMRCS2, MSH-2 and MSH2 → Available structures → Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes2O8B, 2O8C, 2O8D, 2O8E, 2O8F, 3THW, 3THX, 3THY, 3THZ. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MSH2AliasesMSH2, mutS homolog 2, COCA1, FCC1, HNPCC, HNPCC1, LCFS2, hMMRCS2, MSH-21.00infobox
MSH2Available structuresAvailable structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes2O8B, 2O8C, 2O8D, 2O8E, 2O8F, 3THW, 3THX, 3THY, 3THZ1.00infobox
MSH2Band2p21-p16.31.00infobox
MSH2Band17 E4|17 57.87 cM1.00infobox
MSH2Bgeesecondary oocyte1.00infobox
MSH2Bgeeventricular zone1.00infobox
MSH2Bgeeganglionic eminence1.00infobox
MSH2Bgeegonad1.00infobox
MSH2Bgeeretinal pigment epithelium1.00infobox
MSH2Bgeetesticle1.00infobox
MSH2Bgeemiddle frontal gyrus1.00infobox
MSH2BgeeBrodmann area 101.00infobox
MSH2Bgeerectum1.00infobox
MSH2Bgeecerebellar hemisphere1.00infobox
MSH2Bgeeprimitive streak1.00infobox
MSH2Bgeesaccule1.00infobox
MSH2Bgeeepiblast1.00infobox
MSH2Bgeeotic placode1.00infobox
MSH2Bgeeotic vesicle1.00infobox
MSH2Bgeetail of embryo1.00infobox
MSH2Bgeesomite1.00infobox
MSH2Bgeezygote1.00infobox
MSH2Bgeeabdominal wall1.00infobox
MSH2BioGPSMore reference expression data1.00infobox
MSH2Chr.Chromosome 2 (human)1.00infobox
MSH2Chr.Chromosome 17 (mouse)1.00infobox
MSH2DatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry1.00infobox
MSH2End47,663,146 bp1.00infobox
MSH2End88,031,141 bp1.00infobox
MSH2EnsemblENSG000000950021.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around MSH2 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Msh6, Repair and Protein. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • MSH2
    • Msh6
    • Repair
    • Protein
    • Mutations
    • Mutsα
    • Cancer
    • Methylation
    • Promoter
    • Instability
    • Microsatellite
    • Genes
    • Expression
  • msh2
    • Msh6
    • Repair
    • Protein
    • Mutations
    • Mutsα
    • Cancer
    • Methylation
    • Promoter
    • Instability
    • Microsatellite
    • Genes
    • Expression
  • protein
    • Expression
    • Msh2
    • Complex
    • Cancer
    • Involved
    • Muts
    • Repair
    • Mutsα
    • Hnpcc
    • Methylation
    • Promoter
    • Human
  • gene
    • Protein
    • Human
    • Cancer
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • Expression
    • Hnpcc
    • Msh2
    • Mismatch
    • Homolog
    • Mouse
    • Muts
  • chromosome 2
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • Human
    • Band
    • Gene
    • Homolog
    • Mouse
    • Muts
    • Break
    • Double-strand
    • End
    • Hnpcc
  • tumor suppressor gene
    • Protein
    • Human
    • Cancer
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • Expression
    • Hnpcc
    • Msh2
    • Mismatch
    • Homolog
    • Mouse
    • Muts
  • caretaker gene
    • Protein
    • Human
    • Cancer
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • Expression
    • Hnpcc
    • Msh2
    • Mismatch
    • Homolog
    • Mouse
    • Muts
  • dna mismatch repair
    • Dna
    • Repair
    • Mismatch
    • Protein
    • Mutsα
    • Damage
    • Msh2
    • Complex
    • Genes
    • Homolog
    • Muts
    • Gene

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For MSH2, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects MSH2 with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
MSH2Overview · splits 36 ⟂ 16
MSH2Epigenetic MSH2 deficiencies in cancer · splits 42 ⟂ 10
MSH2Interactions · splits 44 ⟂ 8
MSH2Clinical significance · splits 45 ⟂ 7
MSH2Role in mismatch repair · splits 46 ⟂ 6

Map overview Semantic statistics

MSH2

Nodes52
Edges51
Triples188
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.038462
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around MSH2 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Epigenetic MSH2 deficiencies in cancer, Interactions & Clinical significance, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — MSH2 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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