Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to enable retinoic acid 4-hydroxylase activity and retinoic acid binding activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including anterior/posterior pattern specification; neural crest cell development; and organelle fusion. Predicted to be located in membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; branchial arch; epibranchial placode; future hindbrain; and inner ear. Orthologous to human CYP26C1 (cytochrome P450 family 26 subfamily C member 1).