Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables intermediate filament binding activity. Acts upstream of or within fast-twitch skeletal muscle fiber contraction. Located in neurofilament cytoskeleton and sarcolemma. Is expressed in several structures, including adipose tissue; genitourinary system; gut; musculature; and nervous system. Orthologous to human SYNM (synemin).