Predicted to enable alpha-tubulin binding activity; beta-tubulin binding activity; and microtubule binding activity. Acts upstream of or within negative regulation of microtubule depolymerization. Located in mitotic spindle. Is expressed in cortical plate; limb; musculature; and retina. Orthologous to human EML4 (EMAP like 4). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]