Predicted to enable RNA binding activity and identical protein binding activity. Predicted to be involved in defense response to virus; negative regulation of apoptotic process; and negative regulation of cell population proliferation. Predicted to be located in mitochondrion. Predicted to be active in cytosol. Orthologous to human IFIT3 (interferon induced protein with tetratricopeptide repeats 3). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]