Predicted to enable U7 snRNA binding activity. Involved in mRNA 3'-end processing by stem-loop binding activity and cleavage. Part of U7 snRNP and histone pre-mRNA 3'end processing complex. Is expressed in femur; nucleus pulposus; rib; thoracic segment skeleton; and turbinate bone primordium. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome. Orthologous to human LSM11 (LSM11, U7 small nuclear RNA associated). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]