Predicted to enable nucleic acid binding activity and zinc ion binding activity. Predicted to contribute to DNA-directed 5'-3' RNA polymerase activity. Predicted to be involved in termination of RNA polymerase III transcription. Predicted to be located in nucleolus. Predicted to be part of RNA polymerase III complex. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in hypomyelinating leukodystrophy. Orthologous to human POLR3K (RNA polymerase III subunit K). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]