Predicted to enable metallopeptidase activity and zinc ion binding activity. Predicted to be involved in proteolysis. Is an ortholog of C. elegans Y67D8C.9. In C. elegans, Y67D8C.9 is involved in embryo development; regulation of egg-laying behavior; and regulation of meiotic cell cycle process involved in oocyte maturation.
Is predicted to encode a protein with the following domains: Vacuolar protein sorting-associated protein 8, central domain and Golgi CORVET complex core vacuolar protein 8. Is an ortholog of C. elegans vps-8.