Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Acts upstream of or within cellular response to estrogen stimulus; cellular response to leukemia inhibitory factor; and sensory perception of sound. Located in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; central nervous system; embryo mesenchyme; integumental system; and sensory organ. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in stomach cancer. Orthologous to human MIR206 (microRNA 206).