Recombinant Human Methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 3 (MBD3)

Uniprot Id

O95983

Target Species

Human

Target Name

MBD3

Target Full Name

Methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 3

Target Function

Acts as transcriptional repressor and plays a role in gene silencing. Does not bind to DNA by itself. Binds to DNA with a preference for sites containing methylated CpG dinucleotides (in vitro). Binds to a lesser degree DNA containing unmethylated CpG dinucleotides. Recruits histone deacetylases and DNA methyltransferases.

Target Subcellular Location

Nucleus. Chromosome. Note=Nuclear, in discrete foci. Detected on chromatin, at promoter regions of active genes.

Target Synonyms

AI181826; AU019209; MBD 3; Mbd3; MBD3: methyl CpG binding domain protein 3; MBD3_HUMAN; Methyl CpG binding domain protein 3; Methyl CpG binding protein MBD3; Methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 3; Methyl-CpG-binding protein MBD3

Target Background

DNA methylation is the major modification of eukaryotic genomes and plays an essential role in mammalian development. This gene belongs to a family of nuclear proteins which are characterized by the presence of a methyl-CpG binding domain (MBD). The encoded protein is a subunit of the NuRD, a multisubunit complex containing nucleosome remodeling and histone deacetylase activities. Unlike the other family members, the encoded protein is not capable of binding to methylated DNA. The protein mediates the association of metastasis-associated protein 2 with the core histone deacetylase complex. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants of this gene.