Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables Roundabout binding activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including axon guidance; nuclear migration; and tangential migration from the subventricular zone to the olfactory bulb. Located in extracellular space. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; branchial arch; central nervous system; olfactory system; and retina. Orthologous to human SLIT1 (slit guidance ligand 1).