Predicted to enable N-acylneuraminate-9-phosphate synthase activity. Predicted to be involved in glycosylation. Predicted to be located in cytosol. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia, Genevieve-type. Orthologous to human NANS (N-acetylneuraminate synthase). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]