Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Acts upstream of or within positive regulation of myoblast proliferation; regulation of alternative mRNA splicing, via spliceosome; and regulation of synapse organization. Located in nuclear speck. Is active in basal dendrite. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; central nervous system; hemolymphoid system gland; inner ear; and muscle tissue. Orthologous to human MALAT1 (metastasis associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1).