Protein involved in outer spore wall assembly; possible role in assembly of the dityrosine layer; similar to adjacent ORF, LOH1; irc18 loh1 double mutant exhibits reduced dityrosine fluorescence relative to single mutants; SWAT-GFP fusion protein localizes to the ER and vacuole, while mCherry fusion localizes to the vacuole; expression induced in respiratory-deficient cells and carbon-limited chemostat culture; null mutant displays increased levels of spontaneous Rad52p foci