Predicted to enable transferase activity. Acts upstream of or within cell population proliferation. Predicted to be located in cell junction and nucleoplasm. Is expressed in several structures, including gonad; gut; hemolymphoid system gland; liver; and lung. Used to study Miller-Dieker lissencephaly syndrome. Orthologous to human DPH1 (diphthamide biosynthesis 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]