Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables ribosome binding activity. Predicted to be involved in SRP-dependent cotranslational protein targeting to membrane, translocation and post-translational protein targeting to membrane, translocation. Predicted to be located in endoplasmic reticulum and membrane. Predicted to be part of Sec61 translocon complex. Orthologous to human SEC61A2 (SEC61 translocon subunit alpha 2).