Species	Reference gene ID	Possible function	Papers / DOI
Arabidopsis	At5g59800	Transcriptional regulator that binds CpG islands in promoters where the DNA is methylated at position 5 of cytosine within CpG dinucleotides.	Characterization of Arabidopsis thaliana methyl-CpG-binding domain (MBD) proteins.; 2003; DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313x.2003.01756.x; PMID: 12787239; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12787239/ | The three methyl-CpG-binding domains of AtMBD7 control its subnuclear localization and mobility.; 2008; DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m706221200; PMID: 18211904; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18211904/ | Methyl-CpG-binding domain protein MBD7 is required for active DNA demethylation in Arabidopsis.; 2015; DOI: 10.1104/pp.114.252106; PMID: 25593350; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25593350/ | The methyl-CpG-binding protein MBD7 facilitates active DNA demethylation to limit DNA hyper-methylation and transcriptional gene silencing.; 2015; DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2015.01.009; PMID: 25684209; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25684209/
Arabidopsis	At5g59380	Transcriptional regulator that binds CpG, CpNpN and CpNpG (N is A, T, or C) islands in promoters regardless the DNA methylation status.	Characterization of Arabidopsis thaliana methyl-CpG-binding domain (MBD) proteins.; 2003; DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313x.2003.01756.x; PMID: 12787239; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12787239/ | Arabidopsis MBD proteins show different binding specificities and nuclear localization.; 2003; DOI: 10.1023/b:plan.0000019118.56822.a9; PMID: 15010609; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15010609/ | Multimegabase silencing in nucleolar dominance involves siRNA-directed DNA methylation and specific methylcytosine-binding proteins.; 2008; DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2008.11.009; PMID: 19061642; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19061642/ | AtMBD6, a methyl CpG binding domain protein, maintains gene silencing in Arabidopsis by interacting with RNA binding proteins.; 2017; DOI: 10.1007/s12038-016-9658-1; PMID: 28229965; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28229965/
Arabidopsis	At3g46580	Transcriptional regulator that binds CpG islands in promoters where the DNA is methylated at position 5 of cytosine within CpG dinucleotides.	Characterization of Arabidopsis thaliana methyl-CpG-binding domain (MBD) proteins.; 2003; DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313x.2003.01756.x; PMID: 12787239; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12787239/ | Methylated DNA-binding proteins from Arabidopsis.; 2003; DOI: 10.1104/pp.103.026708; PMID: 14605234; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14605234/ | Arabidopsis MBD proteins show different binding specificities and nuclear localization.; 2003; DOI: 10.1023/b:plan.0000019118.56822.a9; PMID: 15010609; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15010609/