Predicted to enable several functions, including protein homodimerization activity; thiomorpholine-carboxylate dehydrogenase activity; and thyroid hormone binding activity. Involved in mitochondrial transport; response to hormone; and response to vitamin D. Located in cytosol. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in autosomal dominant nonsyndromic deafness 40. Orthologous to human CRYM (crystallin mu). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]