Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Enables protein folding chaperone. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including nervous system development; positive regulation of BMP signaling pathway; and protein folding. Located in endoplasmic reticulum membrane and mitochondrial envelope. Is expressed in embryo. Used to study clubfoot and spina bifida. Orthologous to human FKBP8 (FKBP prolyl isomerase 8).