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Loss of activity-induced phosphorylation of MeCP2 enhances synaptogenesis, LTP and spatial memory

Hongda Li, Xiaofen Zhong, Kevin F. Chau, Emily Cunningham Williams, Qiang Chang

Nature Neuroscience · 2011 · 151 citations · 21 references

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Rett syndrome is caused by mutations in X-linked MECP2, encoding methyl-CpG-binding protein 2

Ruthie E. Amir, Ignatia B. Van den Veyver, Mimi Wan et al. · Nature Genetics · 1999 · 5K citations

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Methylated DNA and MeCP2 recruit histone deacetylase to repress transcription

Peter Lloyd Jones, Gert Jan C. Veenstra, Paul A. Wade et al. · Nature Genetics · 1998 · 2.7K citations

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MeCP2, a Key Contributor to Neurological Disease, Activates and Represses Transcription

Maria H. Chahrour, Sung Yun Jung, Chad A. Shaw et al. · Science · 2008 · 1.8K citations

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DNA Methylation-Related Chromatin Remodeling in Activity-Dependent <i>Bdnf</i> Gene Regulation

Keri Martinowich, Daisuke Hattori, Hao Wu et al. · Science · 2003 · 1.4K citations

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Purification, sequence, and cellular localization of a novel chromosomal protein that binds to Methylated DNA

Joe Lewis, Richard R. Meehan, William J. Henzel et al. · Cell · 1992 · 1.4K citations

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