Enables chromatin binding activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including lung-associated mesenchyme development; positive regulation of stem cell proliferation; and regulation of histone methylation. Located in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including early conceptus; gonad; liver; primordial germ cell; and trunk. Orthologous to human DPPA2 (developmental pluripotency associated 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]