Is predicted to encode a protein with the following domains: SUMO-conjugating enzyme Ubc9; Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme; Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2; and Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme/RWD-like. Is an ortholog of C. elegans
ubc-9 and
uev-2. In C. elegans,
ubc-9 is involved in several processes, including chordate pharyngeal muscle development; negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II; and protein sumoylation.