Predicted to enable RNA adenylyltransferase activity. Acts upstream of or within response to bacterium. Is expressed in several structures, including heart; jaw; liver; oral epithelium; and skeleton. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in lung non-small cell carcinoma; osteoarthritis; and osteogenesis imperfecta type 18. Orthologous to human TENT5A (terminal nucleotidyltransferase 5A). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]