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Rett syndrome mutations abolish the interaction of MeCP2 with the NCoR/SMRT co-repressor.

ABSTRACT: Rett syndrome (RTT) is a severe neurological disorder that is caused by mutations in the MECP2 gene. Many missense mutations causing RTT are clustered in the DNA-binding domain of MeCP2, suggesting that association with chromatin is critical for its function. We identified a second mutational cluster in a previously uncharacterized region of MeCP2. We found that RTT mutations in this region abolished the interaction between MeCP2 and the NCoR/SMRT co-repressor complexes. Mice bearing a common missense RTT mutation in this domain exhibited severe RTT-like phenotypes. Our data are compatible with the hypothesis that brain dysfunction in RTT is caused by a loss of the MeCP2 'bridge' between the NCoR/SMRT co-repressors and chromatin.

SUBMITTER: Lyst MJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3786392 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Rett syndrome mutations abolish the interaction of MeCP2 with the NCoR/SMRT co-repressor.

Lyst Matthew J MJ Ekiert Robert R Ebert Daniel H DH Merusi Cara C Nowak Jakub J Selfridge Jim J Guy Jacky J Kastan Nathaniel R NR Robinson Nathaniel D ND de Lima Alves Flavia F Rappsilber Juri J Greenberg Michael E ME Bird Adrian A

Nature neuroscience 20130616 7

Rett syndrome (RTT) is a severe neurological disorder that is caused by mutations in the MECP2 gene. Many missense mutations causing RTT are clustered in the DNA-binding domain of MeCP2, suggesting that association with chromatin is critical for its function. We identified a second mutational cluster in a previously uncharacterized region of MeCP2. We found that RTT mutations in this region abolished the interaction between MeCP2 and the NCoR/SMRT co-repressor complexes. Mice bearing a common mi ...[more]

PMID: 23770565

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Rett syndrome mutations abolish the interaction of MeCP2 with the NCoR/SMRT co-repressor.

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Rett syndrome mutations abolish the interaction of MeCP2 with the NCoR/SMRT co-repressor.

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