Probable ATP-binding RNA helicase (Probable). Involved in pre-mRNA splicing as component of the spliceosome (PubMed:29301961, PubMed:9524131). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:29301961, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9524131, ECO:0000305}. This is the function of Ensembl gene identifier ENSG00000140829 (DHX38, DEAH-box helicase 38).