Predicted to enable DNA binding activity. Acts upstream of or within blastocyst growth; embryo implantation; and regulation of gene expression. Located in cytoplasm and nucleus. Is expressed in 4-cell stage embryo; 8-cell stage embryo; blastocyst; compacted morula; and early conceptus. Orthologous to several human genes including UBTFL1 (upstream binding transcription factor like 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]