Predicted to enable several functions, including helicase activity; nucleic acid binding activity; and ribonucleoprotein complex binding activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including DNA geometric change; regulation of defense response; and regulation of gene expression. Predicted to act upstream of or within cellular response to heat and circadian rhythm. Predicted to be located in several cellular components, including cytoskeleton; nuclear lumen; and ribonucleoprotein granule. Predicted to be part of several cellular components, including CRD-mediated mRNA stability complex; RISC complex; and RISC-loading complex. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm and nucleolus. Orthologous to human DHX9 (DExH-box helicase 9). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]