Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Acts upstream of or within several processes, including cellular hyperosmotic salinity response; cellular response to ethanol; and neuron differentiation. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; eye; gonad; hemolymphoid system gland; and liver. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in lung squamous cell carcinoma. Orthologous to human MIR9-3 (microRNA 9-3).