Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Predicted to enable nucleosomal DNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in heterochromatin formation. Predicted to be part of CENP-A containing nucleosome. Predicted to be active in nucleus. Is expressed in optic vesicle. Orthologous to human H2AC4 (H2A clustered histone 4) and H2AC8 (H2A clustered histone 8).