Description
Predicted to enable actin filament binding activity. Acts upstream of or within neuron development; startle response; and synapse organization. Predicted to be part of stereocilia ankle link complex. Predicted to be active in several cellular components, including cilium; photoreceptor inner segment; and stereocilium tip. Is expressed in brain; hair cell; pleuroperitoneal region; sensory system; and trunk musculature. Used to study Usher syndrome. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Usher syndrome; Usher syndrome type 1; Usher syndrome type 1C; and autosomal recessive nonsyndromic deafness 18A. Orthologous to human USH1C (USH1 protein network component harmonin).