Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables alpha-actinin binding activity. Acts upstream of or within cardiac muscle tissue morphogenesis; cell-cell junction organization; and ventricular septum development. Located in Z disc. Is expressed in heart; inner ear; lung; and skeletal muscle. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in depressive disorder. Orthologous to human XIRP2 (xin actin binding repeat containing 2).