Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to enable cysteine-type endopeptidase activity and protein-phosphatidylethanolamide deconjugating activity. Predicted to be involved in macroautophagy and protein processing. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm. Is expressed in embryo. Orthologous to human ATG4A (autophagy related 4A cysteine peptidase).