Enables sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in cell differentiation; positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II; and transcription by RNA polymerase II. Predicted to act upstream of or within axonogenesis; lung development; and negative regulation of epithelial cell proliferation. Located in nucleus. Orthologous to human NKX2-8 (NK2 homeobox 8). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]