It may play a role in renal development and may also be involved in the repair of the kidney after ischemia-reperfusion or folic acid administration. Highly expressed in eye and kidney. Detected at high levels in adult brain and kidney, and at lower levels in adult liver, lung, skeletal muscle, heart, salivary gland, testis and tongue. Detected in embryonic brain, heart, lung,kidney and gut. Belongs to the krueppel C2H2-type zinc-finger protein family.