Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Enables heme binding activity and heme transmembrane transporter activity. Involved in heme transport. Is active in glutamatergic synapse. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; neural retina; pharyngo-tympanic tube; and submandibular gland primordium. Orthologous to human PGRMC2 (progesterone receptor membrane component 2).