Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 5.1.1)
Involved in embryonic morphogenesis; labyrinthine layer blood vessel development; and maternal placenta development. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including PERK-mediated unfolded protein response; chordate embryonic development; and regulation of gene expression. Located in endoplasmic reticulum membrane and endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi intermediate compartment. Is expressed in several structures, including cardiovascular system; early conceptus; embryo ectoderm; placenta; and trunk mesenchyme. Orthologous to human TMED2 (transmembrane p24 trafficking protein 2).