Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to be involved in cytoplasmic microtubule organization; microtubule nucleation; and positive regulation of microtubule polymerization. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm and cytoskeleton. Predicted to colocalize with microtubule plus-end. Is expressed in several structures, including brain; immune system; neural ectoderm; sensory organ; and somite. Orthologous to human SLAIN1 (SLAIN motif family member 1).