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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about MECP2PROTEIN: its mechanistic relationships (Knowledge Graph edges), hypotheses targeting it, analyses mentioning it, and supporting scientific papers. The interactive graph below shows its immediate neighbors. All content is AI-synthesized from peer-reviewed literature.
Mecp2 Protein plays an important role in the study of neurodegenerative diseases. This page provides comprehensive information about this topic, including its mechanisms, significance in disease processes, and therapeutic implications.
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| Gene Symbol | MECP2PROTEIN |
| Function | is an important component in the neurobiology of neurodegenerative diseases. |
| Primary Expression | post-mitotic neurons |
| Subcellular Localization | </th><td>Nucleus</td></tr> |
| GeneCards | MECP2PROTEIN |
| Human Protein Atlas | MECP2PROTEIN |
| Methyl-CpG binding domain (MBD) | Residues 78-162, binds methylated DNA |
| Transcriptional repression domain (TRD) | Residues 207-310 |
| N-terminal domain | Involved in protein interactions |
| C-terminal domain | Contains a transcriptional repressor domain |
| Primary cause | MECP2 loss-of-function mutations cause 95% of Rett syndrome cases |
| Phenotype | Severe neurodevelopmental disorder with regression |
| Associated Diseases | Als, Autism, epilepsy, Rett syndrome |
| Interactions | Actin, ALZHEIMER, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, AMYLOID, AMYLOID-BETA, AND |
| KG Connections | 235 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
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MECP2PROTEIN["MECP2PROTEIN"]
neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
MECP2PROTEIN -->|"implicated_in"| neurodegeneration
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Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
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Hypotheses and analyses mentioning MECP2PROTEIN in their description or question text
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