Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Acts upstream of or within labyrinthine layer development and myoblast fusion. Predicted to be located in plasma membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including extraembryonic component; ganglia; heart ventricle; musculoskeletal system; and placenta. Orthologous to human ERVFRD-1 (endogenous retrovirus group FRD member 1, envelope).