Enables DNA binding activity. Acts upstream of or within ectoderm development; gastrulation with mouth forming second; and positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated. Located in nucleus. Is expressed in early conceptus; eye; genitourinary system; limb; and trunk somite. Orthologous to human ZBTB17 (zinc finger and BTB domain containing 17). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]