DNA-binding protein, which similarly to histones, may compact DNA into chromatin. Localizes to condensed chromosomes (PubMed:23159597). Localizes upstream and downstream of transcription start sites of chromatin (PubMed:29670105). Phosphorylated. In yeast, DVNP5 binds to histone binding sites in chromatin and displaces nucleosomes, and impairs transcription and inhibits cell growth.