Predicted to enable CCR5 chemokine receptor binding activity. Acts upstream of or within cell projection morphogenesis, negative regulation of neuron apoptotic process, and nervous system development. Located in cytoplasm and intermediate filament. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system, embryo mesenchyme, eye, foregut-midgut junction, and metanephros. Orthologous to human NES (nestin). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]
