Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Predicted to enable DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific and RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Acts upstream of or within cell population proliferation and gonad development. Predicted to be active in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including genitourinary system; heart and pericardium; limb; nervous system; and sensory organ. Orthologous to human LHX9 (LIM homeobox 9).