Ovaj gen kodira fosfoprotein, koji je lociran u vanjski i unutarnji segmentima štapićastih ćelija mrežnjače. Ovaj protein može da sudeluje u regulaciji vizuelne fototransdukcije ili u integraciji fotoreceptorskog metabolizama. On modulira fototransdukcionu kaskadu putem interakcije sa beta i gama podjedinicama retinalnog G-proteina transducina. Vezivanjem za te dve podjedinice transducin će ostati vezan za alfa podjedinicu duže. To produžava trajanje vizuelne pobude.
Ovaj gen je potencijalni kandidat za retinitis pigmentosa i Ušerov sindrom tipa II. Alternativno splajsovane transkriptne varijante koje kodiraju različite izoforme su bile identifikovane.[1]
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