Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables DNA binding activity and chromatin binding activity. Acts upstream of or within in utero embryonic development; negative regulation of macromolecule biosynthetic process; and tissue development. Located in cytoplasm and nucleus. Part of NuRD complex and heterochromatin. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; early conceptus; oocyte; and retina. Orthologous to human MBD3 (methyl-CpG binding domain protein 3).