Enables RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Involved in exocrine pancreas development and regulation of transcription, DNA-templated. Located in cytoplasm and nucleus. Part of transcription regulator complex. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in pancreatic agenesis. Orthologous to human PTF1A (pancreas associated transcription factor 1a). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]