Ovaj gen je član superporodice kadherina, gena koji kodiraju kalcij ovisnu adheziju ćelijskih glikoproteina. Protein kodiran ovim genom je veliki, jednoprolazni transmembranski protein sastavljen od vanćelijskog domena koji sadrži 27 ponavljanja saznačajnom homologijom kadherinskog ektodomina. Eksprimiran je u nervnosenzornom epitelu, a smatra se da je protein uključen u organizaciju stereocilija i formiranje snopa treplji. Konkretno, smatra se da je u interakciji s protokadherinom 15 u obliku niti vrh-link.[9]
Gen se nalazi u regiji koja sadrži ljudske lokuse gluhoće DFNB12 i USH1D. Usherov sindrom 1D i nesindromska autosomno recesivna gluhoća DFNB12 uzrokovani su alelnim mutacijama ovog novog gena sličnog kadherinu.[7][10] Gen je povezan s padom funkcije bubrega.[11]
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