# Methyl CpG binding protein 2

> mammalian protein found in Rattus norvegicus

**Wikidata**: [Q28561868](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28561868)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/methyl-cpg-binding-protein-2-q28561868


## References

1. UniProt
2. [InterPro Release 71.0](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/interpro/protein/Q00566)
3. Q20641742
4. [Structure-specific binding of MeCP2 to four-way junction DNA through its methyl CpG-binding domain](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q00566)
5. [GOA](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q00566)
6. [Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q00566)
7. [Cocaine represses protein phosphatase-1Cβ through DNA methylation and Methyl-CpG Binding Protein-2 recruitment in adult rat brain](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q00566)
8. [A brain-derived MeCP2 complex supports a role for MeCP2 in RNA processing](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q00566)
9. [Interaction between chromatin proteins MECP2 and ATRX is disrupted by mutations that cause inherited mental retardation](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q00566)
10. [Methyl-CpG-binding protein, MeCP2, is a target molecule for maintenance DNA methyltransferase, Dnmt1](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q00566)
11. [MeCP2 is a transcriptional repressor with abundant binding sites in genomic chromatin](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q00566)
12. [MeCP2 suppresses nuclear microRNA processing and dendritic growth by regulating the DGCR8/Drosha complex](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q00566)
13. [Dexamethasone Induces a Putative Repressor Complex and Chromatin Modifications in the CRH Promoter](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q00566)
14. [Epigenetic suppression of neuroligin 1 underlies amyloid-induced memory deficiency](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q00566)
15. [IUGR differentially alters MeCP2 expression and H3K9Me3 of the PPARγ gene in male and female rat lungs during alveolarization](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q00566)
16. [Phosphorylation of methyl-CpG binding protein 2 (MeCP2) regulates the intracellular localization during neuronal cell differentiation](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q00566)
17. [Dendritic spine pathologies in hippocampal pyramidal neurons from Rett syndrome brain and after expression of Rett-associated MECP2 mutations](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q00566)
18. [Epigenetic regulation of neonatal cardiomyocytes differentiation](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q00566)
19. [Radiation-induced molecular changes in rat mammary tissue: possible implications for radiation-induced carcinogenesis](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q00566)
20. [Influence of developmental lead exposure on expression of DNA methyltransferases and methyl cytosine-binding proteins in hippocampus](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q00566)
21. [Bdnf overexpression in hippocampal neurons prevents dendritic atrophy caused by Rett-associated MECP2 mutations](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q00566)
22. [Involvement of MeCP2 in Regulation of Myelin-Related Gene Expression in Cultured Rat Oligodendrocytes](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q00566)
23. [Neonatal exposure to estradiol/bisphenol A alters promoter methylation and expression of Nsbp1 and Hpcal1 genes and transcriptional programs of Dnmt3a/b and Mbd2/4 in the rat prostate gland throughout life](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q00566)
24. [The expression of methyl CpG binding factor MeCP2 correlates with cellular differentiation in the developing rat brain and in cultured cells](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q00566)
25. [Developmental expression of methyl-CpG binding protein 2 is dynamically regulated in the rodent brain](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q00566)
26. [A critical and cell-autonomous role for MeCP2 in synaptic scaling up](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q00566)
27. [Mecp2 organizes juvenile social behavior in a sex-specific manner](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q00566)
28. [Derepression of BDNF Transcription Involves Calcium-Dependent Phosphorylation of MeCP2](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q00566)
29. [MeCP2 controls BDNF expression and cocaine intake through homeostatic interactions with microRNA-212.](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q00566)
30. [A novel transcriptional regulator of myelin gene expression: implications for neurodevelopmental disorders](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q00566)
31. [Methyl-CpG binding proteins are involved in restricting differentiation plasticity in neurons](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q00566)
32. [SUMOylation of MeCP2 is essential for transcriptional repression and hippocampal synapse development](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q00566)
33. [The Rett Syndrome Protein MeCP2 Regulates Synaptic Scaling](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q00566)
34. [Modification of Mecp2 dosage alters axonal transport through the Huntingtin/Hap1 pathway](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q00566)
35. ensembl Release 104