Enables double-stranded RNA binding activity. Involved in several processes, including negative regulation of innate immune response; regulation of type I interferon production; and regulation of viral-induced cytoplasmic pattern recognition receptor signaling pathway. Acts upstream of or within response to bacterium. Located in cytoplasm. Is expressed in central nervous system and retina. Orthologous to human DHX58 (DExH-box helicase 58). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]