Predicted to enable metal ion binding activity. Predicted to act upstream of or within protein transport. Located in mitochondrion. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; genitourinary system; nasal cavity epithelium; thymus primordium; and tooth. Orthologous to human TIMM8B (translocase of inner mitochondrial membrane 8 homolog B). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]