Species: Hu, Mu, Rt, Ca
Applications: WB, ELISA, IHC
Host: Goat Polyclonal
Species: Hu, Mu
Applications: WB, IHC, IP, ChIP
Host: Rabbit Polyclonal
Species: Hu, Mu, Rt
Applications: WB, Flow, ICC/IF, IHC, IP
Host: Rabbit Monoclonal
Species: Hu
Applications: AC
Species: Hu
Applications: AC
Description
DNA methylation is the major modification of eukaryotic genomes and plays an essential role in mammalian development. Human proteins MECP2, MBD1, MBD2, MBD3, and MBD4 comprise a family of nuclear proteins related by the presence in each of a methyl-CpG binding domain (MBD). Each of these proteins, with the exception of MBD3, is capable of binding specifically to methylated DNA. MECP2, MBD1 and MBD2 can also repress transcription from methylated gene promoters. The protein encoded by this gene may function as a mediator of the biological consequences of the methylation signal. It is also reported that the this protein functions as a demethylase to activate transcription, as DNA methylation causes gene silencing. [provided by RefSeq]
Bioinformatics
Entrez |
Mouse Human |
Uniprot |
Human Human Human Human Human |
Product By Gene ID |
8932 |
Alternate Names |
- Demethylase
- demethylase
- DKFZp586O0821
- DMTase
- methyl-CpG binding domain protein 2
- methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 2
- Methyl-CpG-binding protein MBD2
- NY-CO-41
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