Methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (Mecp2) binds specifically to methylated DNA and represses transcription through the recruitment of chromatin remodeling complexes containing histone deacetylase activities [, ]. It is a multi-functional protein whose function depends on its protein partners and post-translational modifications []. Mecp2 is required for proper mitotic spindle organisation []and affects proliferation and apoptosis []. Mutations in MeCP2 gene cause an X-linked neurodevelopmental disease known as Rett syndrome [].
Methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (Mecp2) binds specifically to methylated DNA and represses transcription through the recruitment of chromatin remodeling complexes containing histone deacetylase activities [, ]. It is a multi-functional protein whose function depends on its protein partners and post-translational modifications []. Mecp2 is required for proper mitotic spindle organisation []and affects proliferation and apoptosis []. Mutations in MeCP2 gene cause an X-linked neurodevelopmental disease known as Rett syndrome [].Methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 4 (MBD4) is a mismatch-specific DNA N-glycosylase involved in DNA repair. It has thymine glycosylase activity and is specific for G:T mismatches within methylated and unmethylated CpG sites [, ].
