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Marhold, J.* ; Kramer, K.* ; Kremmer, E. ; Lyko, F.*

The Drosophila MBD2/3 protein mediates interactions between the MI-2 chromatin complex and CpT/A-methylated DNA.

Development 131, 6033-6039 (2004)
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Methyl-DNA binding proteins play an important role in epigenetic gene regulation. The Drosophila genome encodes a single protein (MBD2/3) with extended homologies to the vertebrate methyl-DNA binding proteins MBD2 and MBD3. However, very little is known about its functional properties. We have now characterized an MBD2/3 null mutant allele that is viable and fertile. This mutation caused a strong dominant suppression of position-effect variegation and also resulted in a high rate of chromosome segregation defects during early embryogenesis. Confocal analysis of mutant embryos showed local displacement of MI-2 from DNA and indicated that MBD2/3 is associated with only a subset of MI-2 complexes. In addition, band shift experiments demonstrated a specific binding of MBD2/3 to CpT/A-methylated DNA, which reflects the endogenous DNA methylation pattern of Drosophila. Consistently, the localization of MBD2/3 was disrupted in embryos with reduced levels of DNA methylation. Our data provide novel insights into the function of MBD2/3 proteins and strongly suggest the existence of methylation-dependent chromatin structures in Drosophila.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Schlagwörter DNA methylation; Drosophila; MBD2/3; MI-2
Sprache englisch
Veröffentlichungsjahr 2004
HGF-Berichtsjahr 0
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0950-1991
e-ISSN 1477-9129
Quellenangaben Band: 131, Heft: 24, Seiten: 6033-6039 Artikelnummer: , Supplement: ,
Verlag Company of Biologists
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
PSP-Element(e) G-501700-003
Erfassungsdatum 2004-12-20