Participates in pre-mRNA U12-dependent splicing, performed by the minor spliceosome which removes U12-type introns. U12-type introns comprises less than 1% of all non-coding sequences. Binds to the 3'-stem-loop of m(7)G-capped U12 snRNA.
Nucleus .
Highly expressed in pancreas and kidney. Detected at lower levels in heart, brain, placenta, lung, liver, spleen, thymus, prostate, testis, ovary, small intestine, colon and leukocytes.