Mtpap - mitochondrial poly(A) polymerase

Predicted to enable several functions, including metal ion binding activity; protein homodimerization activity; and ribonucleotide binding activity. Predicted to be involved in histone mRNA catabolic process and mRNA polyadenylation. Predicted to act upstream of or within mRNA processing. Located in mitochondrion. Is expressed in several structures, including early conceptus; liver lobe; and oocyte. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in spastic ataxia 4. Orthologous to human MTPAP (mitochondrial poly(A) polymerase). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]