The protein encoded by this intronless gene is a bZIP transcription factor which can bind as a homodimer to certain DNA regulatory regions. It can also form heterodimers with the related protein CEBP-alpha. The encoded protein is important in the regulation of genes involved in immune and inflammatory responses, and may be involved in the regulation of genes associated with activation and/or differentiation of macrophages. The cytogenetic location of this locus has been reported as both 8p11 and 8q11.,CEBPD,C/EBP-delta,CELF,CRP3,NF-IL6-beta,Epigenetics & Nuclear Signaling,Transcription Factors,Endocrine & Metabolism,Endocrine and metabolic diseases,Obesity,Immunology & Inflammation,Cell Intrinsic Innate Immunity Signaling Pathway,Cardiovascular,CEBPD