Predicted to enable DNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in apoptotic nuclear changes; extrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway via death domain receptors; and positive regulation of extrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway. Predicted to be located in nucleoplasm. Predicted to be active in nucleolus. Orthologous to human DEDD2 (death effector domain containing 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]