Predicted to enable hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA lyase activity. Predicted to be involved in ketone body biosynthetic process; leucine catabolic process; and lipid metabolic process. Predicted to be located in membrane and perinuclear region of cytoplasm. Predicted to be active in cytosol and endoplasmic reticulum. Is expressed in several structures, including blastocyst; extraembryonic component; limb; nervous system; and respiratory system. Orthologous to human HMGCLL1 (3-hydroxymethyl-3-methylglutaryl-CoA lyase like 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]