Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Acts upstream of or within response to insulin. Located in dense core granule membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including brain; genitourinary system; gut; immune system; and skeleton. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Parkinson's disease 23. Orthologous to human VPS13C (vacuolar protein sorting 13 homolog C).