Predicted to enable uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase activity. Predicted to be involved in heme biosynthetic process. Predicted to be active in cytosol. Is expressed in several structures, including adult head; anterior endoderm; anterior endoderm anlage; embryonic/larval midgut; and embryonic/larval midgut primordium. Used to study porphyria. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in porphyria cutanea tarda. Orthologous to human UROD (uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase).