Predicted to enable metalloendopeptidase activity and zinc ion binding activity. Predicted to be involved in protein processing. Predicted to be located in mitochondrion. Predicted to be active in mitochondrial matrix. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxia. Orthologous to human PITRM1 (pitrilysin metallopeptidase 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]