Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to enable magnesium ion transmembrane transporter activity. Involved in magnesium ion transport. Located in early endosome and plasma membrane. Is expressed in brain. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in hereditary spastic paraplegia 6. Orthologous to human NIPA1 (NIPA magnesium transporter 1).