MBD3

Gene Information
  • Official Symbol: MBD3
  • Official Name: methyl-CpG binding domain protein 3
  • Aliases and Previous Symbols: N/A
  • Entrez ID: 53615
  • UniProt: O95983
  • Interactions: BioGRID
  • PubMed articles: Open PubMed
  • OMIM: Open OMIM
Function Summary
  • Entrez Summary: 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. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2013].
  • UniProt Summary: Acts as transcriptional repressor and plays a role in gene silencing. Does not bind to DNA by itself (PubMed:12124384). Binds to DNA with a preference for sites containing methylated CpG dinucleotides (in vitro). Binds to a lesser degree DNA containing unmethylated CpG dinucleotides (PubMed:24307175). Recruits histone deacetylases and DNA methyltransferases. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10947852, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12124384, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18644863, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23361464, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24307175, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9774669}.

Pfam Domains GO Terms


CRISPR Data

Compound Hit Most Correlated Genes in Chemogenomics Tissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)

Essentiality in NALM6
  • Essentiality Rank: 13941
  • Expression level (log2 read counts): 6.83

Expression Distribution

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