Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Acts upstream of or within several processes, including cellular response to decreased oxygen levels; cellular response to forskolin; and sensory perception of sound. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; eye; genitourinary system; hemolymphoid system gland; and tooth. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in colorectal cancer and nasopharynx carcinoma. Orthologous to human MIR31 (microRNA 31).