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Methyl CpG Binding Domain

Known as: Methyl CpG DNA Binding Domain 
A protein domain of about 70 amino acids in length that folds into a sandwich structure consisting of a beta sheet, alpha helix, and C-terminal… (More)
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2016
2016
AtMBD6, a methyl CpG binding domain protein, maintains gene silencing in Arabidopsis by interacting with RNA binding proteins
DNA methylation, mediated by double-stranded RNA, is a conserved epigenetic phenomenon that protects a genome from transposons… (More)
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2015
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2015
[Structure basis of versatile base recognition of MBD4].
DNA methylation is one of the major epigenetic marks in the mammalian genome to define chromatin higher-order structure, and… (More)
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2005
2005
Epigenetic regulation of O-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase gene expression by histone acetylation and methyl-CpG binding proteins
Transcriptional silencing of the DNA repair gene, O-methylguanine-DNAmethyltransferase (MGMT) in a proportion of transformed cell… (More)
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2003
2003
Heterogeneity in residual function of MeCP2 carrying missense mutations in the methyl CpG binding domain.
Rett syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder with severe mental retardation caused by mutations in the MECP2 gene. Mutations in… (More)
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2001
2001
Mutation spectrum in patients with Rett syndrome in the German population: Evidence of hot spot regions.
Mutations in the MECP2 (Methyl-CpG-binding protein) gene recently have been reported to cause Rett syndrome (RTT), an X-linked… (More)
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