Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Acts upstream of or within artery development; neural fold bending; and ventricular septum development. Located in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; brain; pharyngo-tympanic tube; skin; and submandibular gland primordium. Orthologous to human LUZP1 (leucine zipper protein 1).