Required for sound encoding at inner hair cells (IHCs) synapses, likely via inhibition of the inactivation of voltage-gated calcium channel of type 1.3 (Cav1.3) in the IHCs . Required for the normal transfer of light signals through the retina (By similarity).
Subcellular locations: Cytoplasm, Perinuclear region, Cell membrane, Golgi apparatus
Retina.