Swi6 [SPAC664.01c.1]
HP1 family chromodomain protein Swi6; Recognizes and binds histone H3 tails methylated at 'Lys-9', leading to epigenetic repression. Involved in the repression of the silent mating-type loci MAT2 and MAT3. May compact MAT2/3 into a heterochromatin-like conformation which represses the transcription of these silent cassettes.
Synonyms: swi6, swi6p, SWI6_SCHPO; SWI6_SCHPO; SWI6_SCHPO, SPAC664.01c, SPAC824.10c ...
Linkouts: STRING