Predicted to enable metal ion binding activity. Predicted to contribute to ubiquinol-cytochrome-c reductase activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including electron transport coupled proton transport; mitochondrial electron transport, ubiquinol to cytochrome c; and response to glu
cagon. Located in membrane and mitochondrion. Part of respiratory chain complex III. Is active in mitochondrial inner membrane. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in ovarian carcinoma and urinary bladder cancer. Orthologous to human MT-CYB (mitochondrially encoded cytochrome b). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2025]