Enables DNA N-glycosylase activity and lyase activity. Acts upstream of or within DNA repair. Located in nucleus. Is expressed in ductus deferens; embryo; epididymis; and metanephros. Used to study abdominal obesity-metabolic syndrome and obesity. Orthologous to human NEIL1 (nei like DNA glycosylase 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]