Predicted to enable several functions, including ATP binding activity; RNA helicase activity; and nucleic acid binding activity. Involved in several processes, including gamete generation; gene silencing by RNA; and piRNA metabolic process. Part of PET complex. Is expressed in central nervous system; sensory organ; and testis. Orthologous to human TDRD12 (tudor domain containing 12). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]