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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP02250
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 7735
Name Methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 2
Synonyms
  1. DMTase
  2. Demethylase
  3. Methyl-CpG-binding protein MBD2
Gene Name MBD2
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in DNA binding
Specific Function Binds CpG islands in promoters where the DNA is methylated at position 5 of cytosine within CpG dinucleotides. Binds hemi-methylated DNA as well. Recruits histone deacetylases and DNA methyltransferases. Acts as transcriptional repressor and plays a role in gene silencing. Isoform 1 may enhance the activation of some unmethylated cAMP-responsive promoters. Reports about DNA demethylase activity of isoform 2 are contradictory
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Component
organelle
membrane-bounded organelle
intracellular membrane-bounded organelle
nucleus
Function
binding
nucleic acid binding
dna binding
Cellular Location
  1. Nucleus
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:1
Locus 18q21
SNPs MBD2
Gene Sequence
>1236 bp
ATGCGCGCGCACCCGGGGGGAGGCCGCTGCTGCCCGGAGCAGGAGGAGGGGGAGAGTGCG
GCGGGCGGCAGCGGCGCTGGCGGCGACTCCGCCATAGAGCAGGGGGGCCAGGGCAGCGCG
CTCGCCCCGTCCCCGGTGAGCGGCGTGCGCAGGGAAGGCGCTCGGGGCGGCGGCCGTGGC
CGGGGGCGGTGGAAGCAGGCGGGCCGGGGCGGCGGCGTCTGTGGCCGTGGCCGGGGCCGG
GGCCGTGGCCGGGGACGGGGACGGGGCCGGGGCCGGGGCCGCGGCCGTCCCCCGAGTGGC
GGCAGCGGCCTTGGCGGCGACGGCGGCGGCTGCGGCGGCGGCGGCAGCGGTGGCGGCGGC
GCCCCCCGGCGGGAGCCGGTCCCTTTCCCGTCGGGGAGCGCGGGGCCGGGGCCCAGGGGA
CCCCGGGCCACGGAGAGCGGGAAGAGGATGGATTGCCCGGCCCTCCCCCCCGGATGGAAG
AAGGAGGAAGTGATCCGAAAATCTGGGCTAAGTGCTGGCAAGAGCGATGTCTACTACTTC
AGTCCAAGTGGTAAGAAGTTCAGAAGCAAGCCTCAGTTGGCAAGGTACCTGGGAAATACT
GTTGATCTCAGCAGTTTTGACTTCAGAACTGGAAAGATGATGCCTAGTAAATTACAGAAG
AACAAACAGAGACTGCGAAACGATCCTCTCAATCAAAATAAGGGTAAACCAGACTTGAAT
ACAACATTGCCAATTAGACAAACAGCATCAATTTTCAAACAACCGGTAACCAAAGTCACA
AATCATCCTAGTAATAAAGTGAAATCAGACCCACAACGAATGAATGAACAGCCACGTCAG
CTTTTCTGGGAGAAGAGGCTACAAGGACTTAGTGCATCAGATGTAACAGAACAAATTATA
AAAACCATGGAACTACCCAAAGGTCTTCAAGGAGTTGGTCCAGGTAGCAATGATGAGACC
CTTTTATCTGCTGTTGCCAGTGCTTTGCACACAAGCTCTGCGCCAATCACAGGGCAAGTC
TCCGCTGCTGTGGAAAAGAACCCTGCTGTTTGGCTTAACACATCTCAACCCCTCTGCAAA
GCTTTTATTGTCACAGATGAAGACATCAGGAAACAGGAAGAGCGAGTACAGCAAGTACGC
AAGAAATTGGAAGAAGCACTGATGGCAGACATCTTGTCGCGAGCTGCTGATACAGAAGAG
ATGGATATTGAAATGGACAGTGGAGATGAAGCCTAA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 411
Molecular Weight 43254.3
Theoretical pI 10.76
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • None
Transmembrane Regions
  • None
Protein Sequence
>Methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 2
MRAHPGGGRCCPEQEEGESAAGGSGAGGDSAIEQGGQGSALAPSPVSGVRREGARGGGRG
RGRWKQAGRGGGVCGRGRGRGRGRGRGRGRGRGRGRPPSGGSGLGGDGGGCGGGGSGGGG
APRREPVPFPSGSAGPGPRGPRATESGKRMDCPALPPGWKKEEVIRKSGLSAGKSDVYYF
SPSGKKFRSKPQLARYLGNTVDLSSFDFRTGKMMPSKLQKNKQRLRNDPLNQNKGKPDLN
TTLPIRQTASIFKQPVTKVTNHPSNKVKSDPQRMNEQPRQLFWEKRLQGLSASDVTEQII
KTMELPKGLQGVGPGSNDETLLSAVASALHTSSAPITGQVSAAVEKNPAVWLNTSQPLCK
AFIVTDEDIRKQEERVQQVRKKLEEALMADILSRAADTEEMDIEMDSGDEA
GenBank ID Protein 3800793
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q9UBB5
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name MBD2_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID AF072242
GeneCard ID MBD2
GenAtlas ID MBD2
HGNC ID HGNC:6917
References
General References
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