MED1 antibody, Med1 antibody, methyl-CpG binding domain 4, DNA glycosylase antibody, methyl-CpG binding domain protein 4 antibody, methyl-CpG binding domain 4 DNA glycosylase antibody, MBD4 antibody, Mbd4 antibody
Background
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of a family of nuclear proteins related by the presence of a methyl-CpG binding domain (MBD). These proteins are capable of binding specifically to methylated DNA, and some members can also repress transcription from methylated gene promoters. This protein contains an MBD domain at the N-terminus that functions both in binding to methylated DNA and in protein interactions and a C-terminal mismatch-specific glycosylase domain that is involved in DNA repair. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been observed for this gene.