Predicted to enable GTPase activity and ribosome binding activity. Predicted to be involved in GTP metabolic process and mature ribosome assembly. Predicted to be part of ribonucleoprotein complex. Predicted to be active in cytosol. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Shwachman-Diamond syndrome. Orthologous to human EFL1 (elongation factor like GTPase 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]