This protein family, FAM60A is a family of proteins is found in eukaryotes. It is known to be a cell cycle protein that binds to the promoter of a gene transcription repressor complex, named SIN4-HDAC complex. This means that FAM60A has an important role to play in 'switching on' gene expression [1]. Proteins in this family are typically between 179 and 324 amino acids in length.

1: FAM60A (Family with sequence similarity 60A) is a cell cycle-fluctuating regulator of the SIN3-HDAC1 histone deacetylase complex. Munoz IM, Macartney T, Sanchez-Pulido L, Ponting CP, Rocha S, Rouse J; J Biol Chem. 2012; [Epub ahead of print] PMID:22865885