Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Enables mitogen-activated protein kinase binding activity and phosphoprotein phosphatase activity. Predicted to be involved in endoderm formation and negative regulation of MAPK cascade. Predicted to be located in nuclear membrane and nucleoplasm. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm and nucleus. Is expressed in central nervous system; dorsal root ganglion; and retina. Orthologous to human DUSP2 (dual specificity phosphatase 2).