Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables chromatin binding activity. Predicted to be involved in localization; mitotic spindle assembly; and sister chromatid cohesion. Predicted to act upstream of or within cell division and chromosome segregation. Part of chromatin. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; brain; genitourinary system; integumental system; and respiratory system. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in autosomal dominant intellectual developmental disorder 47. Orthologous to human STAG1 (STAG1 cohesin complex component).