Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
A structural constituent of cytoskeleton. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including cardiac muscle tissue morphogenesis; response to bacterium; and sarcomere organization. Located in sarcomere and sarcoplasm. Part of troponin complex. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; embryo mesenchyme; heart; musculature; and urogenital sinus. Used to study dilated cardiomyopathy 1D. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in intrinsic cardiomyopathy (multiple). Orthologous to human TNNT2 (troponin T2, cardiac type).