Neuronal non-CG methylation is an essential target for MeCP2 function.
Tillotson R, Cholewa-Waclaw J, Chhatbar K, Connelly JC, Kirschner SA, Webb S, Koerner MV, Selfridge J, Kelly DA, De Sousa D, Brown K, Lyst MJ, Kriaucionis S, Bird A.
Tillotson R, et al.
Mol Cell. 2021 Mar 18;81(6):1260-1275.e12. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2021.01.011. Epub 2021 Feb 8.
Mol Cell. 2021.
PMID: 33561390
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To test the biological significance of the dual-binding specificity of MeCP2, we replaced its DNA binding domain with an orthologous domain from MBD2, which can only bind mCG motifs. Knockin mice expressing the domain-swap protein displayed severe Rett-syndrome-like phenot …
To test the biological significance of the dual-binding specificity of MeCP2, we replaced its DNA binding domain with an orthologous domain …