Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to be involved in mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase assembly. Located in mitochondrion. Is expressed in genitourinary system; genitourinary system mesenchyme; mesonephros; mesonephros mesenchyme; and metanephric mesenchyme. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in mitochondrial complex IV deficiency nuclear type 22. Orthologous to human COX16 (cytochrome c oxidase assembly factor COX16).