Component of the tectonic-like complex, a complex localized at the transition zone of primary cilia and acting as a barrier that prevents diffusion of transmembrane proteins between the cilia and plasma membranes. Required for ciliogenesis and sonic hedgehog/SHH signaling (By similarity).
Subcellular locations: Cytoplasm, Cytoplasm, Cytoskeleton, Cilium basal body
Localizes at the transition zone, a region between the basal body and the ciliary axoneme.
Strongly expressed in prostate, pancreas, kidney, lung, liver, retina, kidney, fetal brain and fetal kidney. Lower expression in spleen, small intestine, colon, skeletal muscle, ovary, thymus and heart.