Methyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2
"Methyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A DNA-binding protein that interacts with methylated CPG ISLANDS. It plays a role in repressing GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION and is frequently mutated in RETT SYNDROME.
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D051783
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.260.536 D12.776.660.235.550 D12.776.664.235.700
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Methyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2" by people in Profiles.
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Matagne V, Wondolowski J, Frerking M, Shahidullah M, Delamere NA, Sandau US, Budden S, Ojeda SR. Correcting deregulated Fxyd1 expression rescues deficits in neuronal arborization and potassium homeostasis in MeCP2 deficient male mice. Brain Res. 2018 10 15; 1697:45-52.
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Neupane M, Clark AP, Landini S, Birkbak NJ, Eklund AC, Lim E, Culhane AC, Barry WT, Schumacher SE, Beroukhim R, Szallasi Z, Vidal M, Hill DE, Silver DP. MECP2 Is a Frequently Amplified Oncogene with a Novel Epigenetic Mechanism That Mimics the Role of Activated RAS in Malignancy. Cancer Discov. 2016 Jan; 6(1):45-58.
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Urdinguio RG, Fernandez AF, Lopez-Nieva P, Rossi S, Huertas D, Kulis M, Liu CG, Croce CM, Calin GA, Esteller M. Disrupted microRNA expression caused by Mecp2 loss in a mouse model of Rett syndrome. Epigenetics. 2010 Oct 1; 5(7):656-63.
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Kumar A, Kamboj S, Malone BM, Kudo S, Twiss JL, Czymmek KJ, LaSalle JM, Schanen NC. Analysis of protein domains and Rett syndrome mutations indicate that multiple regions influence chromatin-binding dynamics of the chromatin-associated protein MECP2 in vivo. J Cell Sci. 2008 Apr 1; 121(Pt 7):1128-37.