The function of ENSG00000048707 (VPS13D, vacuolar protein sorting 13 homolog D) is as follows. Mediates the transfer of lipids between membranes at organelle contact sites (By similarity). Functions in promoting mitochondrial clearance by mitochondrial autophagy (mitophagy), also possibly by positively regulating mitochondrial fission (PubMed:29307555, PubMed:29604224). Mitophagy plays an important role in regulating cell health and mitochondrial size and homeostasis. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q07878, ECO:0000269|PubMed:29307555, ECO:0000269|PubMed:29604224}.