Predicted to enable damaged DNA binding activity and telomeric DNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in DNA recombination; double-strand break repair via nonhomologous end joining; and telomere maintenance. Predicted to be located in nucleus. Predicted to be part of Ku70:Ku80 complex. Is an ortholog of C. elegans
cku-80. In C. elegans,
cku-80 is involved in DNA repair.