Predicted to be involved in mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I assembly. Located in mitochondrion. Is expressed in olfactory epithelium. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in nuclear type mitochondrial complex I deficiency 18. Orthologous to human NDUFAF3 (NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase complex assembly factor 3). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]