Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Enables deSUMOylase activity. Involved in positive regulation of calcium-mediated signaling and protein desumoylation. Located in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including genitourinary system; gut; mammary gland; nervous system; and spleen. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Gamstorp-Wohlfart syndrome. Orthologous to human HINT1 (histidine triad nucleotide binding protein 1).