Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables protein phosphatase binding activity. Involved in ureteric bud development. Acts upstream of or within heart development. Located in extracellular matrix. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; embryo mesenchyme; genitourinary system; heart; and jaw. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in intracranial aneurysm. Orthologous to human VCAN (versican).