Piwil2 - piwi-like RNA-mediated gene silencing 2

Predicted to enable RNA binding activity; endoribonuclease activity; and polysome binding activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including germ-line stem cell population maintenance; nucleic acid metabolic process; and positive regulation of cellular protein metabolic process. Predicted to act upstream of or within oogenesis and positive regulation of meiosis I. Predicted to be located in several cellular components, including cytoplasmic ribonucleoprotein granule; dense body; and perinucleolar chromocenter. Predicted to be part of PET complex. Orthologous to human PIWIL2 (piwi like RNA-mediated gene silencing 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]