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... > Chemical Phenomena > Biochemical Phenomena > Molecular Structure > Molecular Conformation > Protein Conformation > Protein Structural Elements > Protein Domains > Methyl CpG Binding Domain
... > Chemical Phenomena > Biochemical Phenomena > Molecular Structure > Molecular Conformation > Protein Conformation > Protein Structure, Tertiary > Protein Domains > Methyl CpG Binding Domain

Preferred term

Methyl CpG Binding Domain  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A protein domain of about 70 amino acids in length that folds into a sandwich structure consisting of a beta sheet, alpha helix, and C-terminal hairpin loop which forms a hydrophobic methylated-DNA binding patch. It binds to methylated CPG ISLANDS in eukaryotes and occurs with other DNA and CHROMATIN binding domains such as AT-HOOK MOTIFS in eukaryotic DNA BINDING PROTEINS.

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Entry terms

  • Methyl CpG DNA Binding Domain

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In other languages

  • Domaine de liaison aux méthyl-CpG

    French

  • Domaine de liaison à l'ADN via les méthyl-CpG
  • Domaine de liaison aux CpG méthylés
  • Domaine de liaison via les CpG méthylés

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-Q056C9HG-W

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