Predicted to enable asparagine-tRNA ligase activity. Involved in translation. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm. Is an ortholog of human NARS1 (asparaginyl-tRNA synthetase 1).
Predicted to enable RNA polymerase II CTD heptapeptide repeat phosphatase activity. Predicted to be involved in regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including carcinoma (multiple); endometrial cancer; and primary autosomal recessive microcephaly 1. Is an ortholog of human MCPH1 (microcephalin 1).