Predicted to enable rRNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in mitochondrial large ribosomal subunit assembly. Predicted to be located in several cellular components, including mitochondrial nucleoid; nuclear lumen; and ribonucleoprotein granule. Predicted to be active in mitochondrion. Orthologous to human DDX28 (DEAD-box helicase 28). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]