Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables transcription regulator inhibitor activity. Involved in negative regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction. Acts upstream of or within regulation of gene expression. Is active in nucleus. Is expressed in embryo; eye; and heart. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in rheumatoid arthritis. Orthologous to human NFKBIL1 (NFKB inhibitor like 1).