Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including Peyer's patch morphogenesis; proteoglycan biosynthetic process; and visceral mesoderm-endoderm interaction involved in midgut development. Predicted to be located in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; central nervous system; heart; sensory organ; and urinary system. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in otosclerosis 11. Orthologous to human FOXL1 (forkhead box L1).