Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables promoter-specific chromatin binding activity. Involved in positive regulation of neuron migration; positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II; and regulation of myoblast proliferation. Predicted to be located in nucleoplasm. Predicted to be active in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including brown fat; early conceptus; genitourinary system; gut; and nervous system. Orthologous to human ZNF609 (zinc finger protein 609).