Predicted to be involved in cardiac muscle tissue development and heart contraction. Predicted to be located in plasma membrane. Predicted to be part of sarcoglycan complex. Predicted to be active in sarcolemma. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2C and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Orthologous to human SGCG (sarcoglycan gamma). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]