Is predicted to encode a protein with the following domains: High mobility group box domain; High mobility group box domain superfamily; TOX high mobility group box family member 4; and HMG (high mobility group) box. Is an ortholog of C. elegans
swsn-3 and
athp-1 and members of the C. elegans hmg gene class including
hmg-4. In C. elegans,
hmg-3 is involved in nematode pharynx development and regulation of embryonic development.