Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Predicted to enable calcium ion binding activity. Predicted to act upstream of or within membrane organization. Located in cell-cell junction; membrane raft; and sarcolemma. Part of sarcoglycan complex. Is expressed in several structures, including foregut; heart; limb interdigital region; musculature; and paraxial mesenchyme. Used to study autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2D. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2D and muscular dystrophy. Orthologous to human SGCA (sarcoglycan alpha).