Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to enable cholesterol binding activity. Predicted to be involved in angiogenesis. Located in lysosomal membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including cochlea; cochlear ganglion; lung; spleen; and telencephalon. Used to study Parkinson's disease. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in autosomal recessive nonsyndromic deafness. Orthologous to human MINAR2 (membrane integral NOTCH2 associated receptor 2).