It binds methylated CpG sequences in the DNA and is part of a transcriptional repression complex along with histone deacetylase. It is encoded at human chromosome 18q21. CpG, islands, histone deacetylase, methylation of DNA
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(2008). MeCP1 (methyl-CpG binding protein, MBD1). In: Encyclopedia of Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics and Informatics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6754-9_10034
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