Predicted to enable (R)-2-hydroxyglutarate dehydrogenase activity and zinc ion binding activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including malate metabolic process; response to cobalt ion; and response to manganese ion. Predicted to be active in mitochondrion. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in D-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria 1. Orthologous to human D2HGDH (D-2-hydroxyglutarate dehydrogenase). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]