Predicted to enable DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific and RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Acts upstream of or within angiogenesis. Predicted to be located in cytosol and nucleoplasm. Predicted to be active in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including aorta; early conceptus; genitourinary system; gut gland; and limb. Orthologous to human UBP1 (upstream binding protein 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]