XB-FEAT-949998

l3mbtl

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nomenclature changes

05/29/2017 Human name has changed for Entrez Gene: 26013. From l(3)mbt-like 1 (Drosophila) to L3MBTL1, histone methyl-lysine binding protein

summary

This gene represents a polycomb group gene. The encoded protein functions to regulate gene activity, likely via chromatin modification. The encoded protein may also be necessary for mitosis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified.[provided by RefSeq, Sep 2010]