Predicted to enable metal ion binding activity. Predicted to contribute to tRNA-specific adenosine-34 deaminase activity. Predicted to be involved in tRNA processing. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in autosomal recessive non-syndromic intellectual disability. Orthologous to human ADAT3 (adenosine deaminase tRNA specific 3). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]