Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to enable SNAP receptor activity and syntaxin binding activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including endosomal transport; vesicle docking; and vesicle fusion. Predicted to act upstream of or within protein transport. Located in Golgi apparatus. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; connective tissue; genitourinary system; gut; and immune system. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in pseudohypoparathyroidism type IB. Orthologous to human STX16 (syntaxin 16).