Predicted to enable DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific and RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Predicted to act upstream of or within several processes, including brain development; cellular response to alcohol; and retinal pigment epithelium development. Predicted to be active in nucleus. Is expressed in ectoderm; nervous system; sensory system; and visual system. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in panhypopituitarism and syndromic microphthalmia 5. Orthologous to human OTX2 (orthodenticle homeobox 2).