Predicted to enable DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific and RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in regulation of nervous system development and regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Predicted to act upstream of or within adult walking behavior; neuron differentiation; and proprioception. Predicted to be active in nucleus. Orthologous to human GBX1 (gastrulation brain homeobox 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]