Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables double-stranded RNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including defense response to other organism; regulation of cytokine production; and regulation of innate immune response. Predicted to be located in mitochondrion; nucleus; and ribosome. Predicted to be active in cytosol; membrane; and nucleoplasm. Predicted to colocalize with cytoplasm. Is expressed in early conceptus; intestine; lung; ovary; and spleen. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in primary immunodeficiency disease. Orthologous to human OAS1 (2'-5'-oligoadenylate synthetase 1).