Predicted to enable chaperone binding activity and unfolded protein binding activity. Predicted to be involved in chaperone cofactor-dependent protein refolding and response to unfolded protein. Predicted to act upstream of or within negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Predicted to be located in nucleus. Predicted to be active in cytosol. Orthologous to human DNAJB5 (DnaJ heat shock protein family (Hsp40) member B5). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]