SGD DescriptionHistone chaperone; involved in regulation of chromatin structure in both transcribed and silenced chromosomal regions; affects transcriptional elongation; has a role in regulation of Ty1 transposition; interacts physically and functionally with Chromatin Assembly Factor-1 (CAF-1)
PomBase Descriptionhistone chaperone Rtt106-like (predicted)
AspGD DescriptionOrtholog(s) have double-stranded DNA binding, histone binding activity
References
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