The MT domain of the proto-oncoprotein MLL binds to CpG-containing DNA and discriminates against methylation.

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Summary

It is demonstrated that this domain specifically recognizes DNA with unmethylated CpG sequences, and was corroborated in vivo in reporter assays utilizing the DNA-binding properties of the MT domain in a hybrid MT-VP16 transactivator construct.

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2002-02-15
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Biology, Molecular biology, CpG site, DNA, DNA-binding domain

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