Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables RNA binding activity; RNA polymerase binding activity; and chromatin binding activity. Acts upstream of or within RNA processing; pericentric heterochromatin organization; and regulation of chromosome organization. Located in chromosome, centromeric region. Is expressed in several structures, including brain; genitourinary system; hemolymphoid system; liver; and submandibular gland primordium. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in cholangiocarcinoma. Orthologous to human WDHD1 (WD repeat and HMG-box DNA binding protein 1).