Predicted to enable tRNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in selenocysteine incorporation. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm and nucleus. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 2D. Orthologous to human SEPSECS (Sep (O-phosphoserine) tRNA:Sec (selenocysteine) tRNA synthase). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]