Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to be a structural constituent of skin epidermis. Predicted to be involved in intracellular signal transduction. Predicted to act upstream of or within biomineral tissue development. Predicted to be located in extracellular region. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm. Is expressed in jaw; laryngeal cartilage; oral epithelium; sensory organ; and vibrissa. Used to study palmoplantar keratosis. Orthologous to human TUFT1 (tuftelin 1).