MeCP2: the chromatin connection and beyond.

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Of the recently discovered group of proteins that interpret DNA methylation signals by preferentially associating with methylated CpG dinucleotides, the methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MeCP2) has attracted considerable attention in view of its ability to repress transcription. The interest in MeCP2 dramatically increased following the discovery of mutated forms of the protein in patients with Rett syndrome, a...

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