Predicted to enable metalloendopeptidase activity. Predicted to be involved in protein processing. Predicted to be active in mitochondrial matrix. Is expressed in adult head; adult heart; embryonic/larval midgut; larval muscle system; and organism. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in autosomal recessive spinocerebellar ataxia 30. Orthologous to human PITRM1 (pitrilysin metallopeptidase 1).