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Abstract
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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- MeCP2 Protein
- Methyl CpG Binding Protein 2
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2006(1992)
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- National Library of Medicine. Methyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D051783. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D051783
- Methyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24776285