The function of ELP5 (elongator acetyltransferase complex subunit 5, ENSG00000170291) is as follows. Component of the elongator complex which is required for multiple tRNA modifications, including mcm5U (5-methoxycarbonylmethyl uridine), mcm5s2U (5-methoxycarbonylmethyl-2-thiouridine), and ncm5U (5-carbamoylmethyl uridine) (PubMed:29332244). The elongator complex catalyzes formation of carboxymethyluridine in the wobble base at position 34 in tRNAs (PubMed:29332244). Involved in cell migration (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q99L85, ECO:0000303|PubMed:29332244}.