Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Predicted to enable GTP binding activity and double-stranded RNA binding activity. Predicted to be a structural constituent of cytoskeleton. Predicted to be involved in microtubule cytoskeleton organization and mitotic cell cycle. Located in myelin sheath. Is expressed in brain ependyma; epithelial layer of oviduct; germ cell of testis; nasal epithelium; and respiratory system epithelium. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Leber congenital amaurosis with early-onset deafness. Orthologous to human TUBB4B (tubulin beta 4B class IVb).