<i>FXYD1</i> is an MeCP2 target gene overexpressed in the brains of Rett syndrome patients and <i>Mecp2</i>-null mice

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Rett syndrome (RTT) is an X-linked neurodevelopmental disorder linked to heterozygous de novo mutations in the MECP2 gene. MECP2 encodes methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MeCP2), which represses gene transcription by binding to 5-methylcytosine residues in symmetrically positioned CpG dinucleotides. Direct MeCP2 targets underlying RTT pathogenesis remain largely unknown. Here, we report that FXYD1, which encodes a...

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