Predicted to enable chromatin binding activity and histone binding activity. Predicted to be involved in negative regulation of muscle organ development and negative regulation of transcription, DNA-templated. Predicted to act upstream of or within cell differentiation and chromatin organization. Predicted to be located in nucleoplasm. Predicted to be active in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including genitourinary system; intestine; liver; lung; and thymus. Orthologous to human SFMBT1 (Scm like with four mbt domains 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]