Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables lysine-acetylated histone binding activity. Involved in several processes, including chromatin looping; positive regulation of T-helper 17 cell lineage commitment; and protein localization to chromatin. Acts upstream of or within neural tube closure. Located in cytoplasm and nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; early conceptus; jaw; retina; and urinary system. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in B-cell lymphoma; B-lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma; juvenile myoclonic epilepsy; and photosensitivity disease. Orthologous to human BRD2 (bromodomain containing 2).