Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Enables 5'-3' RNA exonuclease activity; G-quadruplex DNA binding activity; and G-quadruplex RNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in RNA catabolic process and negative regulation of translation. Located in P-body. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Alzheimer's disease. Orthologous to human XRN1 (5'-3' exoribonuclease 1).