H1f8 - H1.8 linker histone

Predicted to enable double-stranded DNA binding activity and nucleosomal DNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in DNA packaging; negative regulation of stem cell differentiation; and regulation of DNA metabolic process. Predicted to be located in female germ cell nucleus. Predicted to be part of nucleosome. Predicted to be active in nucleus. Orthologous to human H1-8 (H1.8 linker histone). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]