Predicted to enable chromatin binding activity; histone binding activity; and thiol-dependent deubiquitinase. Predicted to be involved in histone deubiquitination; regulation of cell cycle process; and regulation of double-strand break repair. Predicted to act upstream of or within DNA repair and proteolysis. Predicted to be located in chromosome. Orthologous to human USP51 (ubiquitin specific peptidase 51). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]