Exerts an anti-apoptotic effect in the immune system and is involved in responses to infections.
Subcellular locations: Endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, Mitochondrion, Cytoplasm, Cytosol
Expressed in the spleen, intestine, liver, and colon, as well as in lung, placenta, kidney, muscle, and heart. Extremely low expression, if any, in brain, in thymus, bone marrow, and blood leukocytes . Detected in T-cells .