Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Predicted to enable methyl-CpG binding activity. Predicted to be involved in DNA methylation-dependent heterochromatin formation and negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Predicted to be active in nucleus. Orthologous to several human genes including MBD3L2 (methyl-CpG binding domain protein 3 like 2); MBD3L2B (methyl-CpG binding domain protein 3 like 2B); and MBD3L3 (methyl-CpG binding domain protein 3 like 3).