Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Enables GTPase activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including G1/S transition of mitotic cell cycle; Rac protein signal transduction; and regulation of cell shape. Predicted to be located in several cellular components, including Golgi apparatus; anchoring junction; and cell projection. Predicted to be active in plasma membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including branchial pouch; cerebral cortex; ganglia; gut; and hair follicle. Orthologous to human RHOU (ras homolog family member U).