Predicted to enable glutamine-fructose-6-phosphate transaminase (isomerizing) activity. Acts upstream of or within cellular response to leukemia inhibitory factor. Is expressed in craniocervical region bone; naris; and sternum. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Orthologous to human GFPT2 (glutamine-fructose-6-phosphate transaminase 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]