Acts upstream of or within hematopoietic progenitor cell differentiation. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm and nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including adrenal gland; early embryo; genitourinary system; liver; and spleen. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in progressive myoclonus epilepsy. Orthologous to human SLC7A6OS (solute carrier family 7 member 6 opposite strand). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]