Acts in combination with TSN as an endonuclease involved in the activation of the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC). Possible role in spermatogenesis.
Cytoplasm, perinuclear region. Golgi apparatus . Nucleus. Accumulate in the Golgi complex of mid-late pachytene spermatocytes (By similarity). Expressed in the cytoplasm in the presence of TSN. .