Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to enable protein-folding chaperone binding activity and unfolded protein binding activity. Acts upstream of or within negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Located in cytosol and nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including nervous system; olfactory epithelium; retina; skeletal musculature; and tongue. Orthologous to human DNAJB5 (DnaJ heat shock protein family (Hsp40) member B5).