Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to enable iron ion binding activity. Acts upstream of or within multicellular organismal-level iron ion homeostasis and positive regulation of protein catabolic process. Predicted to be located in perinuclear region of cytoplasm. Predicted to be part of SCF ubiquitin ligase complex. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; eye; genitourinary system; hemolymphoid system gland; and liver. Orthologous to human FBXL5 (F-box and leucine rich repeat protein 5).