Enables RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity and RNA polymerase II-specific DNA-binding transcription factor binding activity. Acts upstream of or within cellular response to DNA damage stimulus; cellular response to interleukin-7; and spermatogenesis. Located in cytoplasm and nucleus. Is expressed in central nervous system; reproductive system; and retina nuclear layer. Orthologous to human RAD23B (RAD23 homolog B, nucleotide excision repair protein). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]