Enables RNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in iron-sulfur cluster assembly. Located in mitochondrion. Implicated in hereditary spastic paraplegia 74 and multiple mitochondrial dysfunctions syndrome 3.
RGD Description
The protein encoded by this gene localizes to the mitochondrion and is part of the iron-sulfur cluster assembly pathway. The encoded protein functions late in the biosynthesis of mitochondrial 4Fe-4S proteins. Defects in this gene have been associated with autosomal recessive spastic paraplegia-74 and with multiple mitochondrial dysfunctions syndrome-3. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. The smaller isoform is not likely to be localized to the mitochondrion since it lacks the amino-terminal transit peptide. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2015]