Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Acts upstream of or within retrograde transport, endosome to Golgi. Located in cytosol and early endosome. Part of retromer complex. Is expressed in several structures, including egg cylinder; embryo ectoderm; gut; inner cell mass; and ovary. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in diabetic retinopathy and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Orthologous to human VPS26A (VPS26 retromer complex component A).