Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including negative regulation of outer hair cell apoptotic process; nervous system development; and sensory perception of sound. Located in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; ear; future brain; heart; and urinary system. Orthologous to human BARHL1 (BarH like homeobox 1).