Predicted to enable mRNA binding activity and protein domain specific binding activity. Acts upstream of or within negative regulation of neuron differentiation and stem cell population maintenance. Located in P-body. Is expressed in several structures, including brain; early conceptus; neural tube; oocyte; and trunk somite. Orthologous to human DDX6 (DEAD-box helicase 6). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]