Predicted to enable ATP binding activity. Involved in defense response to other organism; positive regulation of interleukin-18 production; and pyroptosis. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm. Predicted to be part of inflammasome complex. Is expressed in early conceptus; gonad; and intestine. Orthologous to human NLRP9 (NLR family pyrin domain containing 9). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]