Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Acts upstream of or within acrosome reaction and penetration of zona pellucida. Predicted to be active in synaptonemal complex. Is expressed in several structures, including gonad; liver; lung; muscle tissue; and spleen. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in spermatogenic failure 4. Orthologous to human SYCP3 (synaptonemal complex protein 3).