Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables arginyl-tRNA--protein transferase activity. Predicted to act upstream of or within proteasomal protein catabolic process. Located in cytoplasm and nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including embryo mesenchyme; eye; heart; nervous system; and notochord. Orthologous to human ATE1 (arginyltransferase 1).