Predicted to enable GTPase activity; identical protein binding activity; and microtubule binding activity. Involved in response to virus. Located in nucleus. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in alopecia areata; avian influenza; liver disease; and prostate cancer. Orthologous to human MX1 (MX dynamin like GTPase 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]