Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables lncRNA binding activity. Acts upstream of or within kinetochore assembly; skeletal muscle satellite cell proliferation; and spindle organization. Located in cytoplasm and kinetochore. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; eye; genitourinary system; nervous system; and respiratory system. Orthologous to human SUGT1 (SGT1 homolog, MIS12 kinetochore complex assembly cochaperone).