Predicted to enable several functions, including guanyl ribonucleotide binding activity; magnesium ion binding activity; and protein heterodimerization activity. Predicted to contribute to pre-miRNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including nucleocytoplasmic transport; positive regulation of protein import into nucleus; and protein localization to nucleolus. Predicted to act upstream of or within protein transport. Predicted to be located in several cellular components, including centriole; midbody; and nucleus. Predicted to be part of RNA nuclear export complex. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm and nucleus. Predicted to colocalize with chromatin. Is expressed in cerebral cortex ventricular layer. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in type 1 diabetes mellitus. Orthologous to human RAN (RAN, member RAS oncogene family). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]