Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Enables RNA nuclease activity. Involved in several processes, including angiogenesis; cellular response to lipopolysaccharide; and defense response to symbiont. Acts upstream of or within antibacterial humoral response. Located in extracellular space and secretory granule. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in diabetic retinopathy; myocardial infarction; neurodegenerative disease (multiple); and prostate cancer. Orthologous to human ANG (angiogenin).