Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Enables DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific and promoter-specific chromatin binding activity. Involved in male meiosis I; positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription; and spermatogenesis. Acts upstream of with a positive effect on siRNA-mediated retrotransposon silencing by heterochromatin formation. Located in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; early conceptus; genitourinary system; hemolymphoid system gland; and sensory organ. Orthologous to human MYBL1 (MYB proto-oncogene like 1).