Predicted to enable RNA binding activity and aspartate-tRNA ligase activity. Predicted to be involved in aspartyl-tRNA aminoacylation. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm and synapse. Predicted to be part of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase multienzyme complex. Predicted to be active in cytosol. Orthologous to human DARS1 (aspartyl-tRNA synthetase 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]