The function of ENSG00000181827 (RFX7, regulatory factor X7) is as follows. Transcription factor (PubMed:29967452). Acts as a transcriptional activator by binding to promoter regions of target genes, such as PDCD4, PIK3IP1, MXD4, PNRC1, and RFX5 (PubMed:29967452, PubMed:34197623). Plays a role in natural killer (NK) cell maintenance and immunity (PubMed:29967452). May play a role in the process of ciliogenesis in the neural tube and neural tube closure (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:A0A1L8H0H2, ECO:0000269|PubMed:29967452, ECO:0000269|PubMed:34197623}.