Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 9.0.0)
Enables pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase activity. Involved in L-glutamate catabolic process; L-glutamine catabolic process; and L-proline biosynthetic process. Located in mitochondrion. Is active in mitochondrial matrix. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; brain; ear; genitourinary system; and skeleton. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in autosomal recessive cutis laxa type IIB and autosomal recessive cutis laxa type IIIB. Orthologous to human PYCR1 (pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase 1).
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