Predicted to enable mRNA 3'-UTR AU-rich region binding activity and mRNA binding activity involved in posttranscriptional gene silencing. Predicted to be involved in negative regulation of cell population proliferation; positive regulation of gene silencing by miRNA; and positive regulation of hippo signaling. Predicted to act upstream of or within germ cell development; positive regulation of cell population proliferation; and stem cell division. Located in cytoplasmic stress granule and nucleus. Part of ribonucleoprotein complex. Biomarker of transient cerebral ischemia. Orthologous to human TIAL1 (TIA1 cytotoxic granule associated RNA binding protein like 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]