Predicted to be involved in erythrocyte differentiation. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm and nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; early conceptus; retina; submandibular gland primordium; and thymus primordium. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in congenital dyserythropoietic anemia type Ib. Orthologous to human CDIN1 (CDAN1 interacting nuclease 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]