Predicted to enable RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Involved in innate immune response; negative regulation of NF-kappaB transcription factor activity; and negative regulation of type I interferon-mediated signaling pathway. Acts upstream of or within response to bacterium. Located in cytosol and nucleus. Is expressed in liver. Orthologous to human NLRC5 (NLR family CARD domain containing 5). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]