Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 5.3.0)
Predicted to enable several functions, including GTP binding activity; GTPase activity; and magnesium ion binding activity. Involved in several processes, including flagellated sperm motility; hematopoietic stem cell homeostasis; and negative regulation of stem cell proliferation. Acts upstream of or within brain development; sperm capacitation; and sperm mitochondrion organization. Located in several cellular components, including axon terminus; perikaryon; and sperm annulus. Part of septin complex. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; olfactory epithelium; and retina. Orthologous to human SEPTIN4 (septin 4).