CDYL2

{{Short description|Protein-coding gene in humans}}

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Chromodomain protein, Y-like 2 is a protein in humans that is encoded by the CDYL2 gene. It localizes to the nucleus, where it acts as a chromatin reader recognizing trimethylation of Histone H3 lysine 9 and repressing transcription.

{{cite web

| title = Entrez Gene: Chromodomain protein, Y-like 2

| url = https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=retrieve&list_uids=124359

| accessdate = 2013-01-13

}}