Enables mRNA binding activity. Acts upstream of or within myeloid cell development and regulation of mRNA stability. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm. Predicted to be part of ribonucleoprotein complex. Predicted to be active in cytoplasmic stress granule; cytosol; and nucleus. Is expressed in central nervous system; sensory organ; and tooth. Orthologous to human PABPC4 (poly(A) binding protein cytoplasmic 4). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]