Predicted to enable RNA binding activity and myosin binding activity. Predicted to be involved in positive regulation of collagen biosynthetic process; positive regulation of mRNA binding activity; and positive regulation of translation. Predicted to act upstream of or within regulation of translation. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm. Predicted to be part of polysome. Predicted to be active in nucleus. Is expressed in brain; dorsal root ganglion; facial ganglion; and trigeminal ganglion. Orthologous to human LARP6 (La ribonucleoprotein 6, translational regulator). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]