Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables DNA-binding transcription factor binding activity. Involved in negative regulation of ectoderm development and stem cell population maintenance. Located in nucleoplasm. Is expressed in cerebral cortex ventricular layer; cortical plate; sciatic nerve; and testis. Orthologous to several human genes including TPT1 (tumor protein, translationally-controlled 1).