Predicted to enable chromatin binding activity; histone binding activity; and kinase binding activity. Involved in positive regulation of neural precursor cell proliferation and positive regulation of neurogenesis. Located in cytoplasm and nucleus. Is expressed in forebrain ventricular layer; ganglionic eminence; metanephros; and nucleus pulposus. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in pancreatic cancer. Orthologous to human NAP1L1 (nucleosome assembly protein 1 like 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]