GO Term : GO:0008327 methyl-CpG binding GO

Namespace:  molecular_function Obsolete:  false
description  Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a methylated cytosine/guanine dinucleotide.

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Identifier Name Description
GO:0003677 DNA binding Any molecular function by which a gene product interacts selectively and non-covalently with DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid).
GO:0000166 nucleotide binding Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a nucleotide, any compound consisting of a nucleoside that is esterified with (ortho)phosphate or an oligophosphate at any hydroxyl group on the ribose or deoxyribose.
GO:0005488 binding The selective, non-covalent, often stoichiometric, interaction of a molecule with one or more specific sites on another molecule.
GO:0043565 sequence-specific DNA binding Interacting selectively and non-covalently with DNA of a specific nucleotide composition, e.g. GC-rich DNA binding, or with a specific sequence motif or type of DNA e.g. promotor binding or rDNA binding.
GO:0003676 nucleic acid binding Interacting selectively and non-covalently with any nucleic acid.
GO:0036094 small molecule binding Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a small molecule, any low molecular weight, monomeric, non-encoded molecule.
GO:0003674 molecular_function Elemental activities, such as catalysis or binding, describing the actions of a gene product at the molecular level. A given gene product may exhibit one or more molecular functions.
GO:1901363 heterocyclic compound binding Interacting selectively and non-covalently with heterocyclic compound.
GO:0097159 organic cyclic compound binding Interacting selectively and non-covalently with an organic cyclic compound, any molecular entity that contains carbon arranged in a cyclic molecular structure.
GO:1901265 nucleoside phosphate binding Interacting selectively and non-covalently with nucleoside phosphate.
GO:0008327 methyl-CpG binding Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a methylated cytosine/guanine dinucleotide.

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Child Term . Identifier
is_a GO:0000166 GO:0008327
is_a GO:0043565 GO:0008327
is_a GO:0003674 GO:0008327
is_a GO:0003676 GO:0008327
is_a GO:0003677 GO:0008327
is_a GO:0005488 GO:0008327
is_a GO:1901265 GO:0008327
is_a GO:0036094 GO:0008327
is_a GO:1901363 GO:0008327
is_a GO:0097159 GO:0008327

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