Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to act upstream of or within keratinization. Predicted to be located in several cellular components, including cornified envelope; desmosome; and nuclear speck. Is expressed in several structures, including blastocyst; early embryo; embryo ectoderm; extraembryonic component; and genitourinary system. Orthologous to human KAZN (kazrin, periplakin interacting protein).