chap — Neurospora crassa

Summary

NCU01796, symbol chap in Neurospora crassa chromosome 2, encodes a C2H2-type zinc finger domain-containing protein. This gene is directly annotated to the biological processes of chromatin silencing, chromosome division, and methylation. Studies of related C2H2-type domain-containing proteins in other species link the broader gene family to transcriptional regulation and stress responses, though these specific roles are not yet established for chap in N. crassa. The encoded product is a structural protein of the zinc finger family, not an enzyme, and its associations with chromosome division and methylation connect it to fundamental cellular processes.