Predicted to enable DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific and RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Predicted to act upstream of or within embryonic skeletal system development; neuron differentiation; and sensory perception of pain. Predicted to be located in nucleoplasm. Predicted to be active in nucleus. Orthologous to human HOXD1 (homeobox D1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]