Predicted to enable ribosome binding activity and translation initiation factor binding activity. Predicted to contribute to translation initiation factor activity. Predicted to be involved in positive regulation of mRNA binding activity; positive regulation of translation; and translational initiation. Predicted to be part of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 complex, eIF3m. Orthologous to several human genes including EIF3CL (eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit C like). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]