Mlh1-Pms1 interface mutants are defective for Msh2-Msh6-mediated recruitment to mispaired DNA as measured by SPR. Binding of Msh2-Msh6 to an end-blocked DNA containing a mispair was monitored for the first 200 s. After this, flow was switched to buffer containing Msh2-Msh6 and the indicated concentrations of wild-type Mlh1-Pms1 (left), Mlh1-K54C-Pms1 (middle), or Mlh1-Q57L,T59L-Pms1 (right). Robust recruitment of wild-type Mlh1-Pms1 by Msh2-Msh6 is indicated by the rapid, concentration-dependent increase in response units observed. In contrast, the Mlh1-K54C-Pms1 and Mlh1-Q57L,T59L-Pms1 complexes show substantially or completely defective recruitment, respectively.