Predicted to enable DNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in heterochromatin assembly and histone modification. Predicted to be part of MSL complex and NuA4 histone acetyltransferase complex. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Basilicata-Akhtar syndrome. Orthologous to several human genes including MSL3 (MSL complex subunit 3). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]