Methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 2

Methyl-CpG binding domain protein 2
Identifiers
Symbols MBD2; DKFZp586O0821; DMTase; NY-CO-41
External IDs OMIM603547 MGI1333813 HomoloGene2918 GeneCards: MBD2 Gene
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 8932 17191
Ensembl ENSG00000134046 ENSMUSG00000024513
UniProt Q9UBB5 Q9Z2E1
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_003927.4 NM_010773.2
RefSeq (protein) NP_003918.1 NP_034903.2
Location (UCSC) Chr 18:
51.68 – 51.75 Mb
Chr 18:
70.73 – 70.79 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

Methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MBD2 gene.[1][2]

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 this protein functions as a demethylase to activate transcription, as DNA methylation causes gene silencing.[3]

Interactions

Methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 2 has been shown to interact with HDAC1,[4][5][6] Histone deacetylase 2,[4][5][6] SIN3A,[7] MIZF,[8] MBD3[6][9] and GATAD2B.[4][10]

References

  1. ^ Hendrich B, Bird A (Nov 1998). "Identification and Characterization of a Family of Mammalian Methyl-CpG Binding Proteins". Mol Cell Biol 18 (11): 6538–47. PMC 109239. PMID 9774669. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=109239. 
  2. ^ Hendrich B, Abbott C, McQueen H, Chambers D, Cross S, Bird A (Sep 1999). "Genomic structure and chromosomal mapping of the murine and human Mbd1, Mbd2, Mbd3, and Mbd4 genes". Mamm Genome 10 (9): 906–12. doi:10.1007/s003359901112. PMID 10441743. 
  3. ^ "Entrez Gene: MBD2 methyl-CpG binding domain protein 2". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=8932. 
  4. ^ a b c Brackertz, Marc; Boeke Joern, Zhang Ru, Renkawitz Rainer (Oct. 2002). "Two highly related p66 proteins comprise a new family of potent transcriptional repressors interacting with MBD2 and MBD3". J. Biol. Chem. (United States) 277 (43): 40958–66. doi:10.1074/jbc.M207467200. ISSN 0021-9258. PMID 12183469. 
  5. ^ a b Ng, H H; Zhang Y, Hendrich B, Johnson C A, Turner B M, Erdjument-Bromage H, Tempst P, Reinberg D, Bird A (Sep. 1999). "MBD2 is a transcriptional repressor belonging to the MeCP1 histone deacetylase complex". Nat. Genet. (UNITED STATES) 23 (1): 58–61. doi:10.1038/12659. ISSN 1061-4036. PMID 10471499. 
  6. ^ a b c Zhang, Y; Ng H H, Erdjument-Bromage H, Tempst P, Bird A, Reinberg D (Aug. 1999). "Analysis of the NuRD subunits reveals a histone deacetylase core complex and a connection with DNA methylation". Genes Dev. (UNITED STATES) 13 (15): 1924–35. doi:10.1101/gad.13.15.1924. ISSN 0890-9369. PMC 316920. PMID 10444591. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=316920. 
  7. ^ Boeke, J; Ammerpohl O, Kegel S, Moehren U, Renkawitz R (Nov. 2000). "The minimal repression domain of MBD2b overlaps with the methyl-CpG-binding domain and binds directly to Sin3A". J. Biol. Chem. (UNITED STATES) 275 (45): 34963–7. doi:10.1074/jbc.M005929200. ISSN 0021-9258. PMID 10950960. 
  8. ^ Sekimata, M; Takahashi A, Murakami-Sekimata A, Homma Y (Nov. 2001). "Involvement of a novel zinc finger protein, MIZF, in transcriptional repression by interacting with a methyl-CpG-binding protein, MBD2". J. Biol. Chem. (United States) 276 (46): 42632–8. doi:10.1074/jbc.M107048200. ISSN 0021-9258. PMID 11553631. 
  9. ^ Jiang, Chun-Ling; Jin Seung-Gi, Pfeifer Gerd P (Dec. 2004). "MBD3L1 is a transcriptional repressor that interacts with methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MBD2) and components of the NuRD complex". J. Biol. Chem. (United States) 279 (50): 52456–64. doi:10.1074/jbc.M409149200. ISSN 0021-9258. PMID 15456747. 
  10. ^ Feng, Qin; Cao Ru, Xia Li, Erdjument-Bromage Hediye, Tempst Paul, Zhang Yi (Jan. 2002). "Identification and Functional Characterization of the p66/p68 Components of the MeCP1 Complex". Mol. Cell. Biol. (United States) 22 (2): 536–46. doi:10.1128/MCB.22.2.536-546.2002. ISSN 0270-7306. PMC 139742. PMID 11756549. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=139742. 

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