Predicted to enable methylated histone binding activity. Predicted to be involved in meiotic chromosome condensation and mitotic chromosome condensation. Predicted to act upstream of or within meiotic chromosome separation. Predicted to be located in chromosome, centromeric region and nucleus. Predicted to be part of condensin complex. Predicted to be active in condensed chromosome, centromeric region. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in primary autosomal recessive microcephaly. Orthologous to human NCAPD3 (non-SMC condensin II complex subunit D3). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]