Predicted to enable histone binding activity; peptidase activity; and transcription coactivator activity. Acts upstream of or within pigmentation; regulation of cell migration; and regulation of hair follicle development. Predicted to be located in nucleolus and nucleoplasm. Predicted to be part of protein-containing complex. Is expressed in metanephros. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in diabetic retinopathy. Orthologous to human MYSM1 (Myb like, SWIRM and MPN domains 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]