Predicted to enable nucleic acid binding activity and zinc ion binding activity. Predicted to be involved in negative regulation of neuron apoptotic process; reticulophagy; and sensory perception of pain. Predicted to act upstream of or within mitophagy and white fat cell differentiation. Predicted to be located in cis-Golgi network; endoplasmic reticulum; and nuclear lumen. Predicted to be integral component of endoplasmic reticulum membrane. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 2B. Orthologous to human RETREG1 (reticulophagy regulator 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]