Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Enables hormone binding activity. Acts upstream of or within thyroid hormone metabolic process. Located in mitochondrion and nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including brain; genitourinary system; respiratory system; sensory organ; and tooth. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in autosomal dominant nonsyndromic deafness 40. Orthologous to human CRYM (crystallin mu).