Transcriptional regulation in pluripotent stem cells by methyl CpG-binding protein 2 (MeCP2)
Tanaka Y, Kim KY, Zhong M, Pan X, Weissman SM, Park IH. Transcriptional regulation in pluripotent stem cells by methyl CpG-binding protein 2 (MeCP2). Human Molecular Genetics 2013, 23: 1045-1055. PMID: 24129406, PMCID: PMC3900111, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddt500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPluripotent stem cellsMutant MECP2X chromosomeMethyl-CpGStem cellsGene expressionLong-range chromatin interactionsFundamental cellular physiologyRett syndromeMitochondrial membrane proteinInactive X chromosomeProtein 2Chromatin interactionsTranscriptional regulationTranscription regulatorsCellular physiologyTranscriptome analysisLoss of functionMembrane proteinsMeCP2 resultsDe novo mutationsRegulatory mechanismsMeCP2ChromosomesRTT patients