Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Predicted to enable several functions, including ATP binding activity; RNA binding activity; and RNA helicase activity. Predicted to be involved in maturation of LSU-rRNA from tricistronic rRNA transcript (SSU-rRNA, 5.8S rRNA, LSU-rRNA). Predicted to be located in chromosome. Predicted to be active in nucleolus. Orthologous to human DDX18 (DEAD-box helicase 18).