Predicted to enable DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific and RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Acts upstream of or within brain development; positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription; and regulation of cartilage development. Predicted to be active in nucleus. Is expressed in forebrain; hindbrain; and midbrain. Orthologous to human ZNF143 (zinc finger protein 143).