Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific and RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Involved in positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Acts upstream of or within cellular response to leukemia inhibitory factor; germ cell development; and in utero embryonic development. Located in cytoplasm and nucleus. Part of protein-containing complex. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; early conceptus; gonad; tail; and ureter. Orthologous to human ZFP42 (ZFP42 zinc finger protein).