Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to enable several functions, including ATP hydrolysis activity; nucleic acid binding activity; and ubiquitin protein ligase binding activity. Predicted to contribute to 5'-deoxyribose-5-phosphate lyase activity and double-stranded telomeric DNA binding activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including cellular response to leukemia inhibitory factor; hemopoiesis; and positive regulation of neurogenesis. Located in cytoplasm and nucleus. Is expressed in cerebral cortex ventricular layer and thymus primordium. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; multiple myeloma; and rectum cancer. Orthologous to human XRCC5 (X-ray repair cross complementing 5).