Involved in male meiosis sister chromatid cohesion and meiotic nuclear division. Located in condensed chromosome, centromeric region and pericentric heterochromatin. Is expressed in several structures, including embryonic brain; gonad; larval nervous system; pole plasm; and ventral nerve cord.
FB Description
meiotic from via Salaria 332 (mei-S332) encodes the founding member of the Shugoshin protein family and is required for retention of centromere cohesion in both male and female meiosis I.