Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Involved in osteoblast differentiation; response to estrogen; and response to wounding. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including long-term synaptic potentiation; negative regulation of osteoblast differentiation; and sensory perception of sound. Part of RISC complex. Is expressed in brain; embryo; limb; lung; and neural crest. Orthologous to human MIR338 (microRNA 338).