Predicted to enable mitochondrial ribosome binding activity. Predicted to be involved in positive regulation of translation. Predicted to act upstream of or within translation. Predicted to be located in mitochondrial inner membrane and mitochondrial matrix. Predicted to be active in mitochondrion. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 40. Orthologous to human GUF1 (GTP binding elongation factor GUF1).