HIRA-interacting protein 3 (HIRIP3)

Function

• role in chromatin function & histone metabolism via its interaction with HIRA & histones
• interacts with HIRA
• weak interaction with histones H2B & H3

Compartment

nucleus

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=2

Expression

• widely expressed
• isoform 1 is predominant in skeletal muscle
• isoform 2 is predominant in liver & heart

More general terms

• nuclear protein
• phosphoprotein

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/603365
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9BW71.html