Predicted to enable ATP binding activity and cysteine-type endopeptidase inhibitor activity involved in apoptotic process. Involved in inflammatory response; pyroptosis; and response to bacterium. Acts upstream of or within cellular response to estrogen stimulus. Part of IPAF inflammasome complex. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; heart; liver; male reproductive system; and urinary system. Orthologous to human NAIP (NLR family apoptosis inhibitory protein). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]