Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific. Involved in white fat cell differentiation. Acts upstream of or within adipose tissue development; fat cell differentiation; and positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Located in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; forelimb bud; limb; oral epithelium; and palatal shelf. Orthologous to human CREB5 (cAMP responsive element binding protein 5).