Predicted to enable DNA-binding transcription factor activity; sequence-specific DNA binding activity; and zinc ion binding activity. Predicted to be involved in regulation of DNA-templated transcription. Is an ortholog of C. elegans
fax-1 and
nhr-111. In C. elegans,
fax-1 is involved in several processes, including neuron differentiation; positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II; and regulation of locomotion.