Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables sodium:phosphate symporter activity. Involved in positive regulation of bone mineralization. Predicted to be located in apical plasma membrane and brush border membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; liver; male reproductive gland or organ; spleen; and yolk sac. Used to study basal ganglia calcification. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in basal ganglia calcification. Orthologous to human SLC20A2 (solute carrier family 20 member 2).