Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 9.0.0)
Enables delta1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase activity and glutamate 5-kinase activity. Involved in L-glutamate catabolic process; L-glutamine catabolic process; and L-proline biosynthetic process. Is active in mitochondrial matrix. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; brain; cardiovascular system; respiratory system; and sensory organ. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in cataract; cutis laxa (multiple); enterocele; and hereditary spastic paraplegia (multiple). Orthologous to human ALDH18A1 (aldehyde dehydrogenase 18 family member A1).
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