Predicted to enable cysteine-type endopeptidase activity and thiol-dependent deubiquitinase. Predicted to be involved in G1/S transition of mitotic cell cycle and protein deubiquitination. Predicted to be active in cytosol and nucleus. Orthologous to human USP29 (ubiquitin specific peptidase 29). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]