Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables poly(A)-specific ribonuclease activity. Involved in nuclear-transcribed mRNA poly(A) tail shortening. Acts upstream of or within blastocyst formation. Located in endoplasmic reticulum. Is expressed in several structures, including early conceptus; gonad; and skin. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in spermatogenic failure 57. Orthologous to human PNLDC1 (PARN like ribonuclease domain containing exonuclease 1).