Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables RNA helicase activity and piRNA binding activity. Involved in several processes, including male gamete generation; piRNA processing; and siRNA-mediated retrotransposon silencing by heterochromatin formation. Located in pi-body. Is expressed in heart and testis. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in spermatogenic failure. Orthologous to human MOV10L1 (Mov10 like RNA helicase 1).