Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Enables heme binding activity and transmembrane ascorbate ferrireductase activity. Predicted to be involved in ascorbate homeostasis. Located in endoplasmic reticulum and vesicle. Is expressed in several structures, including Meckel's cartilage; female reproductive system; lower leg mesenchyme; skeleton; and thymus. Orthologous to human CYB561D2 (cytochrome b561 family member D2).