Predicted to enable double-stranded RNA binding activity; single-stranded RNA binding activity; and zinc ion binding activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including negative regulation of innate immune response; regulation of type I interferon production; and regulation of viral-induced cytoplasmic pattern recognition receptor signaling pathway. Predicted to act upstream of or within response to bacterium. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm. Orthologous to human DHX58 (DExH-box helicase 58). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]