Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Predicted to enable DNA binding activity and protein heterodimerization activity. Predicted to be a structural constituent of chromatin. Predicted to be located in cytosol and nucleoplasm. Predicted to be part of nucleosome. Is expressed in spermatid; spermatocyte; spermatozoon; spleen; and testis. Orthologous to human H2BC17 (H2B clustered histone 17).