Predicted to enable metal ion binding activity. Predicted to be involved in I-kappaB kinase/NF-kappaB signaling. Predicted to act upstream of or within innate immune response. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm. Is expressed in brown fat; genitourinary system; and nervous system. Orthologous to human TBKBP1 (TBK1 binding protein 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]