This gene encodes a component of the Sorting and Assembly Machinery (SAM) of the mitochondrial outer membrane. The Sam complex functions in the assembly of beta-barrel proteins into the outer mitochondrial membrane.[provided by RefSeq, Jun 2011]
Function: May be required for the assembly pathway of mitochondrial outer membrane proteins.
Subunit: Associates with the MINOS/MitOS complex, that includes IMMT, HSPA9 and CHCHD3.