Hpca - hippocalcin

Predicted to enable several functions, including actin binding activity; calcium ion binding activity; and identical protein binding activity. Acts upstream of or within inner ear development. Predicted to be located in several cellular components, including dendrite; neuronal cell body membrane; and perikaryon. Predicted to be extrinsic component of membrane. Is expressed in ganglia and telencephalon. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in torsion dystonia 2. Orthologous to human HPCA (hippocalcin). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]