Predicted to enable ATPase-coupled transmembrane transporter activity. Predicted to be involved in protein import into nucleus. Predicted to act upstream of or within protein transport. Predicted to be integral component of plasma membrane. Predicted to be active in cytosol and nuclear envelope. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; brain; eye; genitourinary system; and immune system. Orthologous to human IPO8 (importin 8). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]