Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
A structural constituent of postsynaptic intermediate filament cytoskeleton. Involved in postsynaptic modulation of chemical synaptic transmission. Acts upstream of or within cellular response to leukemia inhibitory factor and neurofilament cytoskeleton organization. Located in neurofilament. Is active in Schaffer collateral - CA1 synapse and postsynapse. Is expressed in several structures, including gut; nervous system; neural ectoderm; and sensory organ. Orthologous to human INA (internexin neuronal intermediate filament protein alpha).