Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to enable mRNA binding activity; translation initiation factor activity; and translation initiation factor binding activity. Acts upstream of or within in utero embryonic development; male germ cell proliferation; and male gonad development. Is active in synapse. Is expressed in several structures, including blastocyst; colon; early embryo; gonad; and liver. Orthologous to human EIF2S2 (eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 subunit beta).