Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.5.0)
Enables lipoate synthase activity. Involved in protein lipoylation. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including lipoate biosynthetic process; neural tube closure; and response to lipopolysaccharide. Is active in mitochondrion. Is expressed in alimentary system; liver; metanephros; salivary gland; and urinary system. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in pyruvate decarboxylase deficiency. Orthologous to human LIAS (lipoic acid synthetase).
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