Predicted to be involved in cell-matrix adhesion. Predicted to act upstream of or within sensory perception of sound and transmission of nerve impulse. Predicted to be located in apical plasma membrane. Predicted to be active in cell surface. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in autosomal recessive nonsyndromic deafness 22. Orthologous to human OTOA (otoancorin). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]