Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Enables protein homodimerization activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including L-phenylalanine metabolic process; catecholamine metabolic process; and voluntary musculoskeletal movement. Located in mitochondrion. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; heart; nervous system; sensory organ; and skeleton. Used to study Parkinson's disease. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in dystonia and sepiapterin reductase deficiency. Orthologous to human SPR (sepiapterin reductase).