H2ab1 - H2A.B variant histone 1

Predicted to enable DNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in heterochromatin assembly. Predicted to be located in transcriptionally active chromatin. Predicted to be part of nucleosome. Orthologous to several human genes including H2AB1 (H2A.B variant histone 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]