Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to enable alpha-tubulin binding activity and dynein heavy chain binding activity. Predicted to be involved in outer dynein arm assembly. Predicted to be located in cell projection and microtubule. Predicted to be part of outer dynein arm. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm. Is expressed in brain ependyma; node; and upper respiratory tract epithelium. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in primary ciliary dyskinesia 16. Orthologous to human DNAL1 (dynein axonemal light chain 1).