Interaction between chromatin proteins MECP2 and ATRX is disrupted by mutations that cause inherited mental retardation.
Mutations in the human methyl-CpG-binding protein gene MECP2 cause the neurological disorder Rett syndrome and some cases of X-linked mental retardation (XLMR). We report that MeCP2 interacts with ATRX, a SWI2/SNF2 DNA helicase/ATPase that is mutated in ATRX syndrome (alpha-thalassemia/mental retard...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2007
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