Predicted to enable GTP binding activity and GTPase activity. Predicted to be involved in translation. Predicted to act upstream of or within regulation of translation and translational elongation. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; limb muscle; liver; lung; and spleen. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in beta thalassemia. Orthologous to human HBS1L (HBS1 like translational GTPase). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]