Predicted to enable histone binding activity. Predicted to be involved in meiotic chromosome condensation and mitotic chromosome condensation. Predicted to be located in condensed chromosome; cytosol; and nucleus. Predicted to be part of condensin complex. Predicted to be active in condensed chromosome, centromeric region. Predicted to colocalize with cytoplasm and nuclear chromosome. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in primary autosomal recessive microcephaly. Orthologous to human NCAPD2 (non-SMC condensin I complex subunit D2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]