Predicted to enable oxoglutarate dehydrogenase (succinyl-transferring) activity. Acts upstream of or within heart contraction. Predicted to be located in nucleus. Predicted to be part of oxoglutarate dehydrogenase complex. Predicted to be active in mitochondrion. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in oxoglutarate dehydrogenase deficiency. Orthologous to human OGDH (oxoglutarate dehydrogenase).