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Mecp2 Gene Detail
 Symbol
Name
ID
Mecp2
methyl CpG binding protein 2
MGI:99918


Nomenclature History
Synonyms 1500041B07Rik, D630021H01Rik, Mbd5, WBP10
Genetic Map
Chromosome X
29.6 cM
Detailed Genetic Map ± 1 cM
 
Mapping data( 5)

Sequence Map
ChrX:71271931-71331029 bp, - strand
(From VEGA annotation of NCBI Build 37)
VEGA ContigView | Ensembl ContigView | UCSC Browser | NCBI Map Viewer

Mouse Genome Browser
Mammalian
homology
human; chimpanzee; cattle; dog, domestic; orangutan; rat; hamster, golden    (Mammalian Orthology)
Comparative Map (Mouse/Human Mecp2 ± 2 cM)
Protein SuperFamily: methyl-CpG binding protein MeCP2
TreeFam: TF332974
Sequences
Representative Sequences Length Strain/Species Flank
genomic OTTMUSG00000017654 VEGA Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 59099 C57BL/6J ± Kb
transcript NM_010788 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 10233 -
polypeptide Q9Z2D6 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 484 Not Applicable
For the selected sequences
All sequences(38)
Alleles
and
phenotypes
All alleles(16) : Targeted, knock-out(5) Targeted, other(7) Gene trapped(4)
Female mice homozygous or male mice hemizygous for a null allele exhibit premature death, behavioral and neurological abnormalities, abnormal nervous system phenotypes, abnormal breathing, and abnormal hearing. Heterozygous mice exhibit similar behavioral and neurological abnormalities.
Associated Human Diseases (1)   Alleles Annotated to Human Diseases (6)  
Polymorphisms All PCR and RFLP(2) : PCR(1) RFLP(1) SNPs within 2kb(93 from dbSNP Build 128)  
Gene Ontology
(GO)
classifications
All GO classifications(84)
Process adult locomotory behavior, behavioral fear response...
Component cytoplasm, cytosol...
Function DNA binding, double-stranded methylated DNA binding...
This is a GO Consortium Reference Genome Project gene.
External Resources: MouseFunc
Expression Literature Summary: (17 records)
Data Summary: Assays (32)    Results (448)    Tissues (207)    Images (18)
Theiler Stages: 8,9,13,15,17,18,20,22,24,28
  Assay Type Assays   Results
      RT-PCR 28   128
      RNA in situ 3   315
      Northern blot 1   5
cDNA source data(14)
External Resources: Allen Brain Atlas  GENSAT  GEO 
Molecular
reagents
All nucleic(26) Genomic(5) cDNA(15) Primer pair(6)
Microarray probesets(3)
Other database
links
Ensembl Gene Model ENSMUSG00000031393
DoTS DT.527643, DT.87026476, DT.94339565
DFCI TC1586636, TC1598733, TC1607941, TC1633850
NIA Mouse Gene Index U039465, U339049
Entrez Gene 17257
VEGA Gene Model OTTMUSG00000017654
International Mouse Knockout Project Status Mecp2
Protein
domains
InterPro ID Description
IPR001739 Methyl-CpG DNA binding
IPR017353 Methyl-CpG binding protein MeCP2
IPR017956 AT hook, DNA-binding motif
Graphical View of Protein Domain Structure
References
(Earliest) J:10374 Klemsz MJ et al., "The macrophage and B cell-specific transcription factor PU.1 is related to the ets oncogene [see comments]" Cell 1990 Apr 6;61(1):113-24
(Latest) J:153250 Taneja P et al., "Pathophysiology of locus ceruleus neurons in a mouse model of Rett syndrome." J Neurosci 2009 Sep 30;29(39):12187-95
All references(119)
Other
accession IDs
MGD-MRK-16719, MGI:2148036, MGI:2442482, MGI:2442970

Contributing Projects:
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last database update
11/20/2009
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