Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Enables mRNA binding activity. Acts upstream of or within learning; locomotory behavior; and neuron differentiation. Located in axon; cytoplasm; and dendrite. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; enteric nervous system; intestine; olfactory system; and urogenital sinus. Orthologous to human ELAVL4 (ELAV like RNA binding protein 4).