Predicted to enable ubiquitin protein ligase binding activity. Involved in response to activity and response to alkaloid. Located in mitochondrion. Part of mitochondrial respiratory chain complex III. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Alzheimer's disease. Orthologous to human UQCRC1 (ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase core protein 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]