Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to enable calcium ion binding activity and oxidoreductase activity. Involved in skeletal muscle satellite cell maintenance involved in skeletal muscle regeneration. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including cellular response to caffeine; response to muscle activity involved in regulation of muscle adaptation; and skeletal muscle tissue development. Predicted to be located in endoplasmic reticulum and membrane. Predicted to be active in endoplasmic reticulum membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including diaphragm; embryo mesenchyme; limb; liver; and nervous system. Used to study rigid spine muscular dystrophy 1. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in rigid spine muscular dystrophy 1. Orthologous to human SELENON (selenoprotein N).