Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables ribosome binding activity. Predicted to be involved in SRP-dependent cotranslational protein targeting to membrane, translocation; post-translational protein targeting to membrane, translocation; and retrograde protein transport, ER to cytosol. Predicted to act upstream of or within protein transport. Located in endoplasmic reticulum quality control compartment. Orthologous to human SEC61B (SEC61 translocon subunit beta).