The function of ENSG00000197587 (DMBX1, diencephalon/mesencephalon homeobox 1) is as follows. Functions as a transcriptional repressor. May repress OTX2- mediated transactivation by forming a heterodimer with OTX2 on the P3C (5'-TAATCCGATTA-3') sequence. Required for brain development (By similarity). .