Predicted to enable 3'-5'-exoribonuclease activity; eukaryotic initiation factor 4E binding activity; and protein domain specific binding activity. Predicted to be located in several cellular components, including cis-Golgi network; endoplasmic reticulum; and perinuclear region of cytoplasm. Is expressed in cerebral cortex marginal layer; dorsal root ganglion; orbito-sphenoid; and trigeminal ganglion. Orthologous to human ANGEL1 (angel homolog 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]