Predicted to enable mRNA 3'-UTR binding activity and poly(A) binding activity. Predicted to be involved in cytoskeleton organization; positive regulation of translation; and regulation of cell morphogenesis. Predicted to act upstream of or within translation. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm. Predicted to be part of cytosolic small ribosomal subunit and polysome. Predicted to be active in cytoplasmic stress granule and cytosol. Orthologous to human LARP4 (La ribonucleoprotein 4). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]