Is an ortholog of human IGHMBP2 (immunoglobulin mu DNA binding protein 2). Is predicted to have ATP-dependent RNA helicase activity and RNA binding activity. Is expressed in the amphid sensillum\; the gonad\; the head\; the hypodermis\; and the nervous system. Human ortholog(s) of this gene are implicated in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease axonal type 2S and autosomal recessive distal spinal muscular atrophy 1.