Predicted to enable hydrolase activity. Involved in regulation of lipid storage and response to retinoic acid. Located in endoplasmic reticulum. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; embryo mesenchyme; extraembryonic component; heart and pericardium; and neural retina. Used to study Barth syndrome. Orthologous to human MEST (mesoderm specific transcript). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]