Predicted to enable valine-tRNA ligase activity. Predicted to be involved in valyl-tRNA aminoacylation. Predicted to act upstream of or within translation. Located in mitochondrion. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; cranium; genitourinary system; midbrain; and telencephalon. Orthologous to human VARS1 (valyl-tRNA synthetase 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]