Contributes to microtubule severing ATPase activity. Involved in microtubule depolymerization. Part of katanin complex. Expressed in amphid neurons; inner labial neurons; outer labial neurons; and phasmid neurons.
Contributes to microtubule severing ATPase activity. Involved in microtubule depolymerization. Part of katanin complex. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in lissencephaly 6. Is an ortholog of human KATNB1 (katanin regulatory subunit B1).