Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Enables inositol 1,4,5 trisphosphate binding activity. Acts upstream of or within gamma-aminobutyric acid secretion and oligodendrocyte differentiation. Located in caveola. Part of protein-containing complex. Is expressed in several structures, including brain; cochlea; ganglia; genitourinary system; and liver. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in lung cancer. Orthologous to human TRPC4 (transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily C member 4).