Predicted to enable cysteine-type peptidase activity. Predicted to be involved in proteolysis and vacuolar transport. Is an ortholog of C. elegans
wdr-23. In C. elegans,
wdr-23 is involved in several processes, including determination of adult lifespan; negative regulation of cellular response to manganese ion; and proteasome-mediated ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process.