Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to be located in nucleus. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm and nuclear speck. Is expressed in several structures, including limb segment; lung; nervous system; skeletal musculature; and submandibular gland. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in autosomal dominant distal hereditary motor neuronopathy 4. Orthologous to human HSPB3 (heat shock protein family B (small) member 3).