gei-8 encodes a novel protein highly similar to C. briggsae BP:CBP04038 that contains a glutamine/asparagine (Q/N)-rich ('prion') domain (by the algorithm of Michelitsch and Weissman) and two myb-like DNA-binding domains; interacts with GEX-3 in yeast two-hybrid assays.
Predicted to enable DNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Predicted to be located in nucleus. Expressed in several structures, including anal depressor muscle; egg-laying apparatus; germ line; somatic nervous system; and tail ganglion. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Huntington's disease. Is an ortholog of human NCOR1 (nuclear receptor corepressor 1).