Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables death receptor binding activity and molecular function inhibitor activity. Involved in negative regulation of protein ubiquitination. Acts upstream of or within extrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway via death domain receptors. Located in cytosol. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; genitourinary system; gut; liver; and sensory organ. Orthologous to human BEX3 (brain expressed X-linked 3).