Predicted to enable phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase activity. Predicted to be involved in serine family amino acid biosynthetic process. Is expressed in adult head; adult heart; and organism. Used to study PHGDH deficiency. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Neu-Laxova syndrome 1; PHGDH deficiency; and amino acid metabolic disorder. Orthologous to human PHGDH (phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase).