Predicted to enable structural molecule activity. Predicted to be involved in bicellular tight junction assembly and cell adhesion. Predicted to be integral component of membrane. Predicted to be active in bicellular tight junction and plasma membrane. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in autosomal recessive nonsyndromic deafness 29. Orthologous to human CLDN14 (claudin 14). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]