Predicted to enable chromatin binding activity and histone binding activity. Predicted to be involved in negative regulation of transcription, DNA-templated. Predicted to act upstream of or within anterior/posterior pattern specification; chromatin remodeling; and spermatogenesis. Predicted to be located in chromocenter. Predicted to be active in nucleus. Orthologous to human SCMH1 (Scm polycomb group protein homolog 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]