Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables intracellular calcium activated chloride channel activity; protein homodimerization activity; and voltage-gated chloride channel activity. Involved in several processes, including chloride transmembrane transport; detection of temperature stimulus involved in sensory perception of pain; and mucus secretion. Acts upstream of or within establishment of localization in cell and regulation of membrane potential. Located in apical plasma membrane and external side of plasma membrane. Is active in glutamatergic synapse and presynaptic membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; central nervous system; genitourinary system; respiratory system; and sensory organ. Orthologous to human ANO1 (anoctamin 1).