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Tchem
MBD2
Methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 2

Protein Summary
Description
Binds CpG islands in promoters where the DNA is methylated at position 5 of cytosine within CpG dinucleotides. Binds hemimethylated DNA as well. Recruits histone deacetylases and DNA methyltransferases. Acts as transcriptional repressor and plays a role in gene silencing. Functions as a scaffold protein, targeting GATAD2A and GATAD2B to chromatin to promote repression. May enhance the activation of some unmethylated cAMP-responsive promoters. DNA methylation is the major modification of eukaryotic genomes and plays an essential role in mammalian development. Human proteins MECP2, MBD1, MBD2, MBD3, and MBD4 comprise a family of nuclear proteins related by the presence in each of a methyl-CpG binding domain (MBD). Each of these proteins, with the exception of MBD3, is capable of binding specifically to methylated DNA. MECP2, MBD1 and MBD2 can also repress transcription from methylated gene promoters. The protein encoded by this gene may function as a mediator of the biological consequenc ...more
Uniprot Accession IDs
Gene Name
Ensembl ID
  • ENST00000256429
  • ENSP00000256429
  • ENSG00000134046
  • ENST00000583046
  • ENSP00000464554

Symbol
  • DMTase
  • NY-CO-41
Illumination Graph
Knowledge Table
Most Knowledge About
Knowledge Value (0 to 1 scale)
kinase perturbation
1
molecular function
0.99
transcription factor perturbation
0.99
transcription factor binding site profile
0.84
disease perturbation
0.79


IDG Development Level Summary
Tdark

These are targets about which virtually nothing is known. They do not have known drug or small molecule activities
- AND - satisfy two or more of the following criteria:

Pubmed score: 83.42   (req: < 5)
Gene RIFs: 84   (req: <= 3)
Antibodies: 377   (req: <= 50)
Tbio

These targets do not have known drug or small molecule activities
- AND - satisfy two or more of the following criteria:

Pubmed score: 83.42   (req: >= 5)
Gene RIFs: 84   (req: > 3)
Antibodies: 377   (req: > 50)

- OR - satisfy the following criterion:

Gene Ontology Terms: 25
Tchem

Target has at least one ChEMBL compound with an activity cutoff of < 30 nM - AND - satisfies the preceding conditions

Active Ligands: 4
Tclin

Target has at least one approved drug - AND - satisfies the preceding conditions

Active Drug: 0