Functions as a transcriptional regulator. According to , it functions as a transcriptional repressor. Functions in the differentiation and the maintenance of the central serotonergic neurons. May play a role in cell growth.
Subcellular locations: Nucleus
In brain, exclusively expressed in the major serotonergic neurons of the dorsal and median raphe nuclei located in the midbrain and pons. Also detected in prostate and small intestine.