mbd-2 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable methyl-CpG binding activity. Predicted to be involved in DNA methylation-dependent heterochromatin formation and negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Predicted to be located in nucleus. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in rheumatoid arthritis and schizophrenia. Is an ortholog of human MBD2 (methyl-CpG binding domain protein 2).