Acts upstream of or within response to retinoic acid. Is expressed in several structures, including brain; ganglia; liver; orbito-sphenoid; and sensory organ. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in autosomal recessive spinocerebellar ataxia 27. Orthologous to human GDAP2 (ganglioside induced differentiation associated protein 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]