Predicted to enable histone H3K9 methyltransferase activity and zinc ion binding activity. Predicted to be located in nucleus. Is an ortholog of C. elegans
met-1 and members of the C. elegans mes and set gene classes including
mes-4 and
set-25. In C. elegans,
lin-59 is involved in several processes, including ectodermal cell fate specification; egg-laying behavior; and nematode male tail tip morphogenesis.