Predicted to enable DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific and RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Predicted to act upstream of or within several processes, including negative regulation of neuron apoptotic process; nervous system development; and sensory perception of sound. Predicted to be active in nucleus. Orthologous to human BARHL1 (BarH like homeobox 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]