Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Predicted to enable translation initiation factor activity. Predicted to be involved in IRES-dependent viral translational initiation; formation of translation preinitiation complex; and ribosome disassembly. Predicted to act upstream of or within translation. Predicted to be located in cytosol and nuclear body. Predicted to be part of cytosolic small ribosomal subunit. Orthologous to human EIF2D (eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2D).