Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 5.1.1)
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).