Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables chromatin binding activity. Involved in negative regulation of peptidyl-lysine crotonylation; random inactivation of X chromosome; and spermatid development. Located in chromosome; cytoplasm; and nucleus. Is expressed in 2-cell stage embryo; 4-cell stage embryo; cap mesenchyme; and ureteric tip. Used to study epilepsy. Orthologous to human CDYL (chromodomain Y like).