Literature associating MECP2 and otopalatodigital syndrome type 1
MECP2 [ENSP00000395535]
Methyl CpG binding protein 2; Chromosomal protein that binds to methylated DNA. It can bind specifically to a single methyl-CpG pair. It is not influenced by sequences flanking the methyl-CpGs. Mediates transcriptional repression through interaction with histone deacetylase and the corepressor SIN3A. Binds both 5-methylcytosine (5mC) and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC)-containing DNA, with a preference for 5-methylcytosine (5mC).
Synonyms: MECP2, MECP2p, hMECP2, B5MCB4, C6KG44 ...