H2ab3 - H2A.B variant histone 3

Predicted to enable DNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in heterochromatin assembly; mRNA processing; and nucleosome 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]