Zinc finger protein basonuclin-1 (BNC1)

Transcriptional activator (By similarity). Likely specific for squamous epithelium and for the constituent keratinocytes in a stage either prior to or at the very start of terminal differentiation (PubMed:8034748).

Required for the maintenance of spermatogenesis (By similarity). May also play a role in the differentiation of oocytes and the early development of embryos (By similarity).