Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Predicted to enable hydrolase activity, acting on ester bonds. Predicted to act upstream of or within lipid catabolic process. Predicted to be located in extracellular region. Is expressed in several structures, including brain; exocrine gland; gonad; hemolymphoid system gland; and respiratory system. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis 8. Orthologous to human LIPN (lipase family member N).