Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to enable phosphopantothenate--cysteine ligase activity and protein homodimerization activity. Predicted to be involved in acetyl-CoA biosynthetic process; coenzyme A biosynthetic process; and heart process. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm and nucleus. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in dilated cardiomyopathy 2C. Orthologous to human PPCS (phosphopantothenoylcysteine synthetase).