Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to enable G protein-coupled receptor binding activity and digestive hormone activity. Involved in several processes, including diet induced thermogenesis; hippocampus development; and regulation of appetite. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including dentate gyrus development; neuronal stem cell population maintenance; and visual learning. Predicted to be located in extracellular region. Predicted to be active in extracellular space. Is expressed in several structures, including brain; cardiovascular system; gut; head mesenchyme; and metanephros. Orthologous to human SCT (secretin).