Entrez Summary: This gene encodes a member of the methyl-CpG-binding domain (MBD) family. The MBD consists of about 70 residues and is the minimal region required for a methyl-CpG-binding protein binding specifically to methylated DNA. In addition to the MBD domain, this protein contains a PWWP domain (Pro-Trp-Trp-Pro motif), which consists of 100-150 amino acids and is found in numerous proteins that are involved in cell division, growth and differentiation. Mutations in this gene cause an autosomal dominant type of cognitive disability. The encoded protein interacts with the polycomb repressive complex PR-DUB which catalyzes the deubiquitination of a lysine residue of histone 2A. Haploinsufficiency of this gene is associated with a syndrome involving microcephaly, intellectual disabilities, severe speech impairment, and seizures. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found, but their full-length nature is not determined. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2017].
UniProt Summary: Binds to heterochromatin. Does not interact with either methylated or unmethylated DNA (in vitro).
Pfam DomainsGO Terms
Pfam Domains
No Pfam Domain information is available for this gene.
GO Terms
positive regulation of growth hormone receptor signaling pathway
regulation of growth hormone receptor signaling pathway
chromocenter
regulation of multicellular organism growth
regulation of behavior
midbody
glucose homeostasis
carbohydrate homeostasis
protein deubiquitination
protein modification by small protein removal
regulation of developmental growth
chromatin binding
regulation of growth
protein modification by small protein conjugation or removal
chemical homeostasis
proteolysis
DNA binding
homeostatic process
positive regulation of signal transduction
positive regulation of cell communication
positive regulation of signaling
CRISPR Data
Compound HitMost Correlated Genes in ChemogenomicsTissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)