Predicted to be involved in mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I assembly. Located in mitochondrial inner membrane. Is expressed in alimentary system; axial skeleton; liver; nervous system; and respiratory system. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in nuclear type mitochondrial complex I deficiency. Orthologous to human NDUFA8 (NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit A8). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]