Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Involved in several processes, including placenta development; skeletal muscle satellite cell proliferation; and skeletal muscle tissue development. Acts upstream of or within angiogenesis and labyrinthine layer development. Is active in Z disc. Is expressed in several structures, including genitourinary system; gut; immune system; musculature; and nervous system. Orthologous to human RTL1 (retrotransposon Gag like 1).