Predicted to enable DNA binding activity and metal ion binding activity. Involved in positive regulation of myelination and positive regulation of oligodendrocyte differentiation. Acts upstream of or within negative regulation of transcription, DNA-templated and oligodendrocyte development. Located in nucleus. Is expressed in central nervous system and optic nerve. Orthologous to human ZNF488 (zinc finger protein 488). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]