Acts upstream of or within hemopoiesis and positive regulation of cell population proliferation. Predicted to be located in nuclear envelope. Predicted to be part of RAVE complex. Is expressed in central nervous system; dorsal root ganglion; early conceptus; genitourinary system; and sensory organ. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Kohlschutter-Tonz syndrome. Orthologous to human ROGDI (rogdi atypical leucine zipper). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]