hpl-1 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Enables enzyme binding activity and methylated histone binding activity. Involved in several processes, including developmental process involved in reproduction; negative regulation of vulval development; and positive regulation of growth rate. Located in nucleus. Part of heterochromatin. Expressed in several structures, including neurons. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in lung adenocarcinoma and prostate cancer. Is an ortholog of human CBX3 (chromobox 3).