Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables several functions, including JUN kinase binding activity; MAP-kinase scaffold activity; and kinesin binding activity. Acts upstream of or within positive regulation of MAPK cascade; positive regulation of neuron differentiation; and striated muscle cell differentiation. Located in cytoplasm. Is expressed in central nervous system; dorsal root ganglion; retina; and trigeminal nerve. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in hepatocellular carcinoma and liver cirrhosis. Orthologous to human SPAG9 (sperm associated antigen 9).