Predicted to enable several functions, including Hsp70 protein binding activity; chaperone binding activity; and dATP binding activity. Acts upstream of or within response to bacterium. Predicted to be located in cytosol. Predicted to be part of protein-containing complex. Orthologous to several human genes including ST13 (ST13 Hsp70 interacting protein). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]