Adhesion molecule that promotes lamina-specific synaptic connections in the retina. Expressed in specific subsets of interneurons and retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and promotes synaptic connectivity via homophilic interactions.
Subcellular locations: Cell membrane, Synapse
Up-regulated in glomeruli in HIV-associated nephropathy. In diseased glomeruli, significantly overexpressed and the expression is no longer restricted to mesangial cells but includes podocytes and parietal epithelial cells .