Predicted to enable metalloendopeptidase activity and zinc ion binding activity. Predicted to be involved in extracellular matrix organization and proteolysis. Is an ortholog of C. elegans gon-1. In C. elegans, gon-1 is involved in several processes, including endoplasmic reticulum to Golgi vesicle-mediated transport; muscle organ morphogenesis; and negative regulation of presynapse assembly.