Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Acts upstream of or within pigmentation. Located in lateral plasma membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; future brain; notochord; sensory organ; and skin. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in caudal regression syndrome and neural tube defect. Orthologous to human VANGL1 (VANGL planar cell polarity protein 1).