cec-6 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable chromatin binding activity and methylated histone binding activity. Predicted to be involved in chromatin organization and negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Predicted to be part of pericentric heterochromatin. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including carcinoma (multiple); glioblastoma; and hematologic cancer (multiple). Is an ortholog of human CBX6 (chromobox 6); CBX7 (chromobox 7); and CBX8 (chromobox 8).