Nipped-B-like protein (NIPBL)

Plays an essential part in the loading of the cohesin complex on to DNA. Forms a heterodimeric complex (also known as cohesin loading complex) with MAU2/SCC4 which mediates the loading of the cohesin complex onto chromatin (PubMed:22628566, PubMed:28914604).

Plays a role in cohesin loading at sites of DNA damage. Its recruitement to double-strand breaks (DSBs) sites happens in a CBX3-, RNF8- and - RNF168-dependent manner whereas its recruitement to UV irradiation-induced DNA damage sites happens in a ATM-, ATR-, RNF8- and RNF168-dependent way (PubMed:28167679).