Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.4.0)
Predicted to enable metalloendopeptidase inhibitor activity and protein homodimerization activity. Involved in several processes, including negative regulation of intracellular transport of viral material; negative regulation of viral genome replication; and response to type II interferon. Located in cell surface. Is expressed in cerebral cortex and retina. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and endometrial cancer. Orthologous to human BST2 (bone marrow stromal cell antigen 2).
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