Predicted to enable RNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in mRNA splicing, via spliceosome. Predicted to be part of catalytic step 2 spliceosome. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in retinitis pigmentosa 84. Orthologous to human DHX38 (DEAH-box helicase 38). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]