Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Involved in homologous chromosome orientation in meiotic metaphase I and regulation of meiosis I spindle assembly checkpoint. Located in kinetochore. Is expressed in several structures, including early conceptus; heart valve; nervous system; oocyte; and retina. Orthologous to human ZWINT (ZW10 interacting kinetochore protein).