Enables kinetochore binding activity. Predicted to be involved in chromosome segregation and mitotic spindle organization. Predicted to act upstream of or within mitotic cell cycle. Located in kinetochore and nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; brain ventricular layer; genitourinary system; hemolymphoid system gland; and skin. Orthologous to human CENPH (centromere protein H). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]