Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Involved in podocyte cell migration and regulation of Rho protein signal transduction. Predicted to be located in mitochondrion. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm. Is expressed in 2nd branchial arch; blastocyst; cerebral cortex; and limb. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in nephrotic syndrome type 16. Orthologous to human KANK2 (KN motif and ankyrin repeat domains 2).