Published in Science on February 08, 2007
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Rett syndrome mutation MeCP2 T158A disrupts DNA binding, protein stability and ERP responses. Nat Neurosci (2011) 1.53
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Functional recovery with recombinant human IGF1 treatment in a mouse model of Rett Syndrome. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2014) 1.51
MeCP2-mediated transcription repression in the basolateral amygdala may underlie heightened anxiety in a mouse model of Rett syndrome. J Neurosci (2009) 1.50
An AT-hook domain in MeCP2 determines the clinical course of Rett syndrome and related disorders. Cell (2013) 1.49
Intact long-term potentiation but reduced connectivity between neocortical layer 5 pyramidal neurons in a mouse model of Rett syndrome. J Neurosci (2009) 1.47
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Safety, pharmacokinetics, and preliminary assessment of efficacy of mecasermin (recombinant human IGF-1) for the treatment of Rett syndrome. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2014) 1.40
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Experimental models of Rett syndrome based on Mecp2 dysfunction. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) (2011) 1.27
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MeCP2 is critical within HoxB1-derived tissues of mice for normal lifespan. J Neurosci (2011) 1.19
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MeCP2 is required for normal development of GABAergic circuits in the thalamus. J Neurophysiol (2010) 1.17
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Embryonic lethal phenotype reveals a function of TDG in maintaining epigenetic stability. Nature (2011) 3.28
BLUEPRINT to decode the epigenetic signature written in blood. Nat Biotechnol (2012) 3.24
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The major form of MeCP2 has a novel N-terminus generated by alternative splicing. Nucleic Acids Res (2004) 1.79
Rett syndrome mutations abolish the interaction of MeCP2 with the NCoR/SMRT co-repressor. Nat Neurosci (2013) 1.74
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