Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Enables mRNA binding activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including blastocyst development; regulation of mRNA export from nucleus; and stem cell division. Located in nucleus. Is expressed in early conceptus and inner cell mass. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in X-linked intellectual disability-short stature-overweight syndrome. Orthologous to human THOC2 (THO complex subunit 2).