| Evolving role of MeCP2 in Rett syndrome and autism. | |
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PMID: 20473347 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Rett syndrome is an X-linked autism-spectrum disorder caused by mutations in MECP2, encoding methyl CpG-binding protein 2. Since the discovery of MECP2 mutations as the genetic cause of Rett syndrome, the understanding of MeCP2 function has evolved. Although MeCP2 was predicted to be a global transcriptional repressor of methylated promoters, large-scale combined epigenomic approaches of MeCP2 binding, methylation and gene expression have demonstrated that MeCP2 binds preferentially to intergenic and intronic regions, and sparsely methylated promoters of active genes. This review compares the evolution of thought within two ‘classic’ epigenetic mechanisms of parental imprinting and X chromosome inactivation to that of the MeCP2 field, and considers the future relevance of integrated epigenomic databases to understanding autism and Rett syndrome. |
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Janine M LaSalle; Dag H Yasui |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Epigenomics Volume: 1 ISSN: 1750-192X ISO Abbreviation: Epigenomics Publication Date: 2009 Oct |
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Created Date: 2012-03-15 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101519720 Medline TA: Epigenomics Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 119-30 Citation Subset: IM |
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Medical Microbiology and Immunology and Rowe Program in Human Genetics, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Davis, CA 95616, USA. jmlasalle@ucdavis.edu |
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