Predicted to enable DNA-binding transcription factor activity and RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Acts upstream of or within anterior/posterior pattern specification and embryonic skeletal system morphogenesis. Predicted to be located in aggresome and nucleoplasm. Predicted to be active in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including genitourinary system; intestine; limb; paraxial mesenchyme; and spinal cord. Orthologous to human HOXC9 (homeobox C9). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]