Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to be involved in cilium assembly. Predicted to act upstream of or within cell projection organization. Predicted to be located in cell projection; membrane; and vacuole. Predicted to be active in cilium. Is expressed in several structures, including 4th ventricle choroid plexus; brain ventricular layer; choroid invagination; genitourinary system; and gut gland. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Joubert syndrome 16. Orthologous to human TMEM138 (transmembrane protein 138).