Fam162a - family with sequence similarity 162, member A

Predicted to be involved in several processes, including activation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process; cellular response to hypoxia; and positive regulation of release of cytochrome c from mitochondria. Predicted to be located in cytosol. Predicted to be active in mitochondrion. Orthologous to human FAM162A (family with sequence similarity 162 member A). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]