Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables protein heterodimerization activity. Involved in positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription. Acts upstream of or within locomotory behavior; maternal behavior; and startle response. Located in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; heart and pericardium; salivary gland; sensory organ; and urinary system. Orthologous to human NPAS3 (neuronal PAS domain protein 3).