RNA-binding protein which binds to its own mRNA and target mRNAs to negatively regulate gene expression to modulate apoptosis and differentiation in the germline (PubMed:30728462). Negatively regulates the expression of the argonaute protein wago-4, and may thus play a role in RNA-mediated gene silencing (RNAi) in the germline (PubMed:30728462). May interact with wago-4. Expressed throughout the germline and in oocytes (at protein level). The KH-like 3 domain is required for binding to RNA. RNAi-mediated knockdown results in increased apoptosis and increased sensitivity to DNA damage-induced apoptosis in response to ionizing radiation in the germline.