Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables palmitoyltransferase activity and signaling receptor binding activity. Involved in axonogenesis; regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade; and regulation of neurotrophin TRK receptor signaling pathway. Located in Golgi apparatus. Is expressed in several structures, including early conceptus; heart; and oocyte. Used to study Huntington's disease. Orthologous to human ZDHHC17 (zinc finger DHHC-type palmitoyltransferase 17).