MECP2

Summary

MECP2 is a gene^[1]. MECP2 ranks in the top 0.77% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (215 views/month, #42 of 5,469).^[2]

Key Facts

• MECP2's instance of is recorded as gene^[3].
• MECP2 is a type of protein-coding gene^[4].
• MECP2's HomoloGene ID is recorded as 3657^[5].
• MECP2's genomic start is recorded as 154021573^[6].
• MECP2's genomic start is recorded as 153287024^[7].
• MECP2's genomic end is recorded as 154137103^[8].
• MECP2's genomic end is recorded as 153363212^[9].
• MECP2's ortholog is recorded as Mecp2^[10].
• MECP2's ortholog is recorded as Mecp2^[11].
• MECP2's ortholog is recorded as mecp2^[12].
• MECP2's encodes is recorded as methyl-CpG binding protein 2^[13].
• MECP2's encodes is recorded as Methyl-CpG-binding protein 2^[14].
• MECP2's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens^[15].
• MECP2's chromosome is recorded as human X chromosome^[16].
• MECP2's genetic association is recorded as Angelman syndrome^[17].
• MECP2's genetic association is recorded as Rett syndrome^[18].
• MECP2's genetic association is recorded as severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly^[19].
• MECP2's genetic association is recorded as X-linked intellectual disability-psychosis-macroorchidism syndrome^[20].
• MECP2's strand orientation is recorded as reverse strand^[21].
• MECP2's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/4204^[22].
• MECP2's cytogenetic location is recorded as Xq28^[23].
• MECP2's expressed in is recorded as paraflocculus of cerebellum^[24].
• MECP2's expressed in is recorded as Brodmann area 10^[25].
• MECP2's expressed in is recorded as sural nerve^[26].
• MECP2's expressed in is recorded as frontal pole^[27].

Why It Matters

MECP2 ranks in the top 0.77% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (215 views/month, #42 of 5,469).^[2] MECP2 has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] MECP2 is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]