Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to enable nucleic acid binding activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including RNA splicing; apoptotic chromosome condensation; and negative regulation of mRNA splicing, via spliceosome. Predicted to act upstream of or within apoptotic process. Located in nucleolus. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; connective tissue; early conceptus; olfactory epithelium; and retina. Orthologous to human ACIN1 (apoptotic chromatin condensation inducer 1).