Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables protein serine/threonine kinase activator activity. Involved in GCN2-mediated signaling and cellular response to amino acid starvation. Located in cytoplasm. Is expressed in several structures, including gut; heart; hemolymphoid system gland; liver; and lung. Orthologous to human GCN1 (GCN1 activator of EIF2AK4).