Predicted to enable metal ion binding activity. Acts upstream of or within with a positive effect on germ cell proliferation. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including carcinoma (multiple); endometrial hyperplasia; and extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue. Is an ortholog of human BIRC2 (baculoviral IAP repeat containing 2); BIRC3 (baculoviral IAP repeat containing 3); and BIRC5 (baculoviral IAP repeat containing 5).
Map position created from combination of previous interpolated map position (based on known location of sequence) and allele information. Therefore this is not a genetic map position based on recombination frequencies or genetic experiments. This was done on advice of the CGC.