Predicted to enable rRNA (cytosine-C5-)-methyltransferase activity. Predicted to be involved in positive regulation of cell population proliferation; regulation of signal transduction by p53 class mediator; and ribosome biogenesis. Predicted to act upstream of or within blastocyst formation. Predicted to be active in nucleolus. Orthologous to human NOP2 (NOP2 nucleolar protein). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]