Predicted to enable RNA binding activity and zinc ion binding activity. Involved in positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated. Predicted to be located in nuclear matrix and nuclear speck. Predicted to be part of U12-type spliceosomal complex; U2 snRNP; and U2-type precatalytic spliceosome. Orthologous to human PHF5A (PHD finger protein 5A). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]