Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables ribonucleoprotein complex binding activity and selenocysteine insertion sequence binding activity. Acts upstream of or within forebrain development and regulation of gene expression. Located in mitochondrion. Part of ribonucleoprotein complex. Is expressed in cerebellum; retina inner nuclear layer; and retina outer nuclear layer. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in thyroid gland disease. Orthologous to human SECISBP2 (SECIS binding protein 2).