Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables N-acylneuraminate-9-phosphate synthase activity. Predicted to be involved in glycosylation. Located in cytosol. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; early conceptus; sensory organ; skeleton; and tarsus. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia, Genevieve-type. Orthologous to human NANS (N-acetylneuraminate synthase).