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Overview

Uniprot IDQ9Z2D6
Protein NameMethyl-CpG-binding protein 2
Gene NameMecp2
OrganismMus musculus

Kla Sites from experimental identification

Position Flanking peptide
210 ASEGVQVKRVLEKSP
271 IPKKRGRKPGSVVAA
304 HETVLPIKKRKTRET
447 TTTTVAEKYKHRGEG

Function

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 SIN3. Binds both 5-methylcytosine (5mC) and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC)-containing DNA, with a preference for 5-methylcytosine (5mC)

Protein Sequence

10 MVAGMLGLRE 20 EKSEDQDLQG 30 LRDKPLKFKK 40 AKKDKKEDKE 50 GKHEPLQPSA 60 HHSAEPAEAG 70 KAETSESSGS 80 APAVPEASAS 90 PKQRRSIIRD 100 RGPMYDDPTL 110 PEGWTRKLKQ 120 RKSGRSAGKY 130 DVYLINPQGK 140 AFRSKVELIA 150 YFEKVGDTSL 160 DPNDFDFTVT 170 GRGSPSRREQ 180 KPPKKPKSPK 190 APGTGRGRGR 200 PKGSGTGRPK 210 AAASEGVQVK 220 RVLEKSPGKL 230 VVKMPFQASP 240 GGKGEGGGAT 250 TSAQVMVIKR 260 PGRKRKAEAD 270 PQAIPKKRGR 280 KPGSVVAAAA 290 AEAKKKAVKE 300 SSIRSVHETV 310 LPIKKRKTRE 320 TVSIEVKEVV 330 KPLLVSTLGE 340 KSGKGLKTCK 350 SPGRKSKESS 360 PKGRSSSASS 370 PPKKEHHHHH 380 HHSESTKAPM 390 PLLPSPPPPE 400 PESSEDPISP 410 PEPQDLSSSI 420 CKEEKMPRGG 430 SLESDGCPKE 440 PAKTQPMVAT 450 TTTVAEKYKH 460 RGEGERKDIV 470 SSSMPRPNRE 480 EPVDSRTPVT ERVS

Gene Ontology

Classification GO ID Description
Cellular Component GO:0005813 centrosome
Molecular Function GO:0003729 mRNA binding
Molecular Function GO:0003676 nucleic acid binding
Molecular Function GO:1990841 promoter-specific chromatin binding
Molecular Function GO:0019904 protein domain specific binding
Molecular Function GO:0035197 siRNA binding
Molecular Function GO:0003714 transcription corepressor activity
Molecular Function GO:0045322 unmethylated CpG binding
Biological Process GO:0008344 adult locomotory behavior
Biological Process GO:0008306 associative learning
Biological Process GO:0001662 behavioral fear response
Biological Process GO:0006576 biogenic amine metabolic process
Biological Process GO:0007420 brain development
Biological Process GO:0032048 cardiolipin metabolic process
Biological Process GO:0071317 cellular response to isoquinoline alkaloid
Biological Process GO:0035865 cellular response to potassium ion
Biological Process GO:0021549 cerebellum development
Biological Process GO:0007268 chemical synaptic transmission
Biological Process GO:0016358 dendrite development
Biological Process GO:0006351 DNA-templated transcription
Biological Process GO:0040029 epigenetic regulation of gene expression
Biological Process GO:0060079 excitatory postsynaptic potential
Biological Process GO:0010467 gene expression
Biological Process GO:0071514 genomic imprinting
Biological Process GO:0008211 glucocorticoid metabolic process
Biological Process GO:0006541 glutamine metabolic process
Biological Process GO:0031507 heterochromatin formation
Biological Process GO:0006020 inositol metabolic process
Biological Process GO:0008104 intracellular protein localization
Biological Process GO:0007612 learning
Biological Process GO:0007616 long-term memory
Biological Process GO:0060291 long-term synaptic potentiation
Biological Process GO:0007613 memory
Biological Process GO:0033555 multicellular organismal response to stress
Biological Process GO:0016525 negative regulation of angiogenesis
Biological Process GO:0048712 negative regulation of astrocyte differentiation
Biological Process GO:0043537 negative regulation of blood vessel endothelial cell migration
Biological Process GO:1903860 negative regulation of dendrite extension
Biological Process GO:0061000 negative regulation of dendritic spine development
Biological Process GO:0045892 negative regulation of DNA-templated transcription
Biological Process GO:0010629 negative regulation of gene expression
Biological Process GO:0044027 negative regulation of gene expression via chromosomal CpG island methylation
Biological Process GO:0090327 negative regulation of locomotion involved in locomotory behavior
Biological Process GO:0043524 negative regulation of neuron apoptotic process
Biological Process GO:2000635 negative regulation of primary miRNA processing
Biological Process GO:1903941 negative regulation of respiratory gaseous exchange
Biological Process GO:0051151 negative regulation of smooth muscle cell differentiation
Biological Process GO:0000122 negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
Biological Process GO:0001976 nervous system process involved in regulation of systemic arterial blood pressure
Biological Process GO:0050905 neuromuscular process
Biological Process GO:0050884 neuromuscular process controlling posture
Biological Process GO:0030182 neuron differentiation
Biological Process GO:0042551 neuron maturation
Biological Process GO:0031175 neuron projection development
Biological Process GO:0007219 Notch signaling pathway
Biological Process GO:0046470 phosphatidylcholine metabolic process
Biological Process GO:1901953 positive regulation of anterograde dense core granule transport
Biological Process GO:1905492 positive regulation of branching morphogenesis of a nerve
Biological Process GO:0008284 positive regulation of cell population proliferation
Biological Process GO:1903861 positive regulation of dendrite extension
Biological Process GO:0060999 positive regulation of dendritic spine development
Biological Process GO:0045893 positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription
Biological Process GO:0010628 positive regulation of gene expression
Biological Process GO:0090063 positive regulation of microtubule nucleation
Biological Process GO:1901956 positive regulation of retrograde dense core granule transport
Biological Process GO:0031915 positive regulation of synaptic plasticity
Biological Process GO:0045944 positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
Biological Process GO:0009791 post-embryonic development
Biological Process GO:0019230 proprioception
Biological Process GO:0099611 regulation of action potential firing threshold
Biological Process GO:0010468 regulation of gene expression
Biological Process GO:0002087 regulation of respiratory gaseous exchange by nervous system process
Biological Process GO:0050807 regulation of synapse organization
Biological Process GO:0048167 regulation of synaptic plasticity
Biological Process GO:0006357 regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
Biological Process GO:0007585 respiratory gaseous exchange by respiratory system
Biological Process GO:0042220 response to cocaine
Biological Process GO:0001666 response to hypoxia
Biological Process GO:0051707 response to other organism
Biological Process GO:0019233 sensory perception of pain
Biological Process GO:0050975 sensory perception of touch
Biological Process GO:0035176 social behavior
Biological Process GO:0001964 startle response
Biological Process GO:0007416 synapse assembly
Biological Process GO:0006641 triglyceride metabolic process
Biological Process GO:0021591 ventricular system development
Biological Process GO:0008542 visual learning
Cellular Component GO:0000785 chromatin
Cellular Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Cellular Component GO:0005829 cytosol
Cellular Component GO:0098978 glutamatergic synapse
Cellular Component GO:0000792 heterochromatin
Cellular Component GO:0005654 nucleoplasm
Cellular Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Cellular Component GO:0098794 postsynapse
Cellular Component GO:0032991 protein-containing complex
Molecular Function GO:0003682 chromatin binding
Molecular Function GO:0031490 chromatin DNA binding
Molecular Function GO:0003677 DNA binding
Molecular Function GO:0010385 double-stranded methylated DNA binding
Molecular Function GO:0019899 enzyme binding
Molecular Function GO:0000400 four-way junction DNA binding
Molecular Function GO:0042826 histone deacetylase binding
Molecular Function GO:0140566 histone reader activity
Molecular Function GO:0042802 identical protein binding
Molecular Function GO:0008327 methyl-CpG binding
Molecular Function GO:0060090 molecular adaptor activity
Molecular Function GO:0140693 molecular condensate scaffold activity

Reference

[1] Wu D, Tang Y, Li X, Xiong S, Zhang Z et al.. Characterization of protein lactylation in healthy and ischemic mouse hearts.. Front Cardiovasc Med 12:1644886. 2025. PMID: 41089239.