Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to enable DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific and sequence-specific double-stranded DNA binding activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including central nervous system development; embryonic skeletal system morphogenesis; and regionalization. Predicted to be located in nucleoplasm. Is expressed in several structures, including branchial arch; embryo ectoderm; lung; metanephros; and nervous system. Orthologous to human HOXB2 (homeobox B2).