Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables cholesterol binding activity. Involved in enucleate erythrocyte differentiation; intracellular cholesterol transport; and lipid droplet organization. Located in endoplasmic reticulum. Is expressed in several structures, including jaw; liver; skeleton; and spleen. Orthologous to human TSPO2 (translocator protein 2).