Predicted to enable RNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in mRNA splicing, via spliceosome. Predicted to be located in nucleus. Predicted to be part of Lsm2-8 complex; U2-type precatalytic spliceosome; and spliceosomal snRNP complex. Orthologous to human LSM8 (LSM8 homolog, U6 small nuclear RNA associated). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]