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 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 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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MeCP2 regulated glycogenes contribute to proliferation and apoptosis of gastric cancer cells. Glycobiology. 2017 04 01; 27(4):306-317.
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Functional characterization of the MECP2/IRAK1 lupus risk haplotype in human T cells and a human MECP2 transgenic mouse. J Autoimmun. 2013 Mar; 41:168-74.
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Fine mapping of Xq28: both MECP2 and IRAK1 contribute to risk for systemic lupus erythematosus in multiple ancestral groups. Ann Rheum Dis. 2013 Mar; 72(3):437-44.
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Variants within MECP2, a key transcription regulator, are associated with increased susceptibility to lupus and differential gene expression in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Apr; 60(4):1076-84.
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Common variants within MECP2 confer risk of systemic lupus erythematosus. PLoS One. 2008 Mar 05; 3(3):e1727.