Predicted to enable catalase activity and heme binding activity. Predicted to be involved in hydrogen peroxide catabolic process and response to hydrogen peroxide. Predicted to be located in mitochondrion and peroxisome. Expressed in pharyngeal muscle cell. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including autoimmune disease (multiple); eye disease (multiple); and lung disease (multiple). Is an ortholog of human CAT (catalase).