1ig4 is a 3 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens. Full experimental information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
In vertebrates, the biological consequences of DNA methylation are often mediated by protein factors containing conserved methyl-CpG binding domains (MBDs). Mutations in the MBD protein MeCP2 cause the neurodevelopmental disease Rett syndrome. We report here the solution structure of the MBD of the human methylation-dependent transcriptional regulator MBD1 bound to methylated DNA. DNA binding causes a loop in MBD1 to fold into a major and novel DNA binding interface. Recognition of the methyl groups and CG sequence at the methylation site is due to five highly conserved residues that form a hydrophobic patch. The structure indicates how MBD may access nucleosomal DNA without encountering steric interference from core histones, and provides a basis to interpret mutations linked to Rett syndrome in MeCP2.
Solution structure of the methyl-CpG binding domain of human MBD1 in complex with methylated DNA.,Ohki I, Shimotake N, Fujita N, Jee J, Ikegami T, Nakao M, Shirakawa M Cell. 2001 May 18;105(4):487-97. PMID:11371345[1]
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↑ Ohki I, Shimotake N, Fujita N, Jee J, Ikegami T, Nakao M, Shirakawa M. Solution structure of the methyl-CpG binding domain of human MBD1 in complex with methylated DNA. Cell. 2001 May 18;105(4):487-97. PMID:11371345
