Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Acts upstream of or within several processes, including embryonic digit morphogenesis; podocyte cell migration; and sensory organ morphogenesis. Located in axonemal basal plate. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system epithelium; brain; musculoskeletal system; nose; and respiratory system. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Bardet-Biedl syndrome 15 and congenital heart defects, hamartomas of tongue, and polysyndactyly. Orthologous to human WDPCP (WD repeat containing planar cell polarity effector).