Predicted to enable DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific and RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Acts upstream of or within cell population proliferation and gonad development. Predicted to be active in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including brain; genitourinary system; heart and pericardium; limb; and sensory organ. Orthologous to human LHX9 (LIM homeobox 9). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]