Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables signaling adaptor activity. Involved in positive regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction and positive regulation of hair follicle development. Acts upstream of or within extrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway. Located in cytoplasm. Is expressed in several structures, including adrenal gland; cerebral cortex; genitourinary system; neural tube; and spleen. Orthologous to human TRADD (TNFRSF1A associated via death domain).