Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables glycogen phosphorylase activity. Involved in glycogen catabolic process. Acts upstream of or within necroptotic process and response to bacterium. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; central nervous system; cranium; sensory organ; and urinary system. Used to study glycogen storage disease VI. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in glycogen storage disease; glycogen storage disease VI; and lactic acidosis. Orthologous to human PYGL (glycogen phosphorylase L).