Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Involved in several processes, including activation of meiosis; cellular response to retinoic acid; and germ cell development. Located in cytoplasm and male germ cell nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including 2-cell stage embryo; ganglia; gonad; mesonephros; and spleen primordium. Orthologous to human STRA8 (stimulated by retinoic acid 8).