Predicted to enable translation initiation factor activity. Predicted to be involved in IRES-dependent viral translational initiation; formation of translation preinitiation complex; and ribosome disassembly. Predicted to act upstream of or within cellular response to DNA damage stimulus; regulation of growth; and translational initiation. Predicted to be located in cytosol and plasma membrane. Predicted to be part of cytosolic small ribosomal subunit. Orthologous to human MCTS1 (MCTS1 re-initiation and release factor). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]