Function
Required for correct axoneme development in spermatozoa (PubMed:21715716, PubMed:28619825). Important for normal development of the manchette and sperm head morphology (PubMed:28619825). Essential for male fertility (PubMed:21715716, PubMed:28619825). Plays a role in localization of the intraflagellar transport protein IFT20 to the manchette, suggesting function as an adapter for dynein-mediated protein transport during spermatogenesis. Also plays a role in bone growth where it seems to be required for normal osteoblast differentiation (PubMed:28619825).
Sequence
MSEILCQWLNQELRVSRTVSPKSFAKAFSNGYLIGEVLFKFELQSDFAEFSESRGSTAKLNNFSRLQPTLHLLGLQFDQNVAQSIITEKPGAATKLLYQLYIALQKKKKTGLTGLEIQTMQPQTNLRLQTLKSEAFREQRLNRRRQNEIMAKIQAAIIQIPKPESNRTLKAIEAQKLMKKKKEAEDVANEIKKFEALIKKDLQIKESVSKTSLETTDQTTAELLNTYSDDDYIKKIQKRLEEDAFAREQREKRRRRLLMDQLMAHEAQEEAYREEQLIHRLMRQSQQERRIAVQLMHVRHEKEVLWQNRIFREKQFEERRLKDFQDALDREAALAKQAKIDFAEQTLREKEIHEKISVERAQQRYKKHYGICAEILDQMLDLCTKVADYRLLTNNLIPHKMMHDWKELFFSGIPIYEQTSLTHGQTEPTEDHRAEVKKRNLLDSKDYEDYKNMVGEWALPEDMVNSSPPSNNSILGHVLLRLIEKADPSASNAEATELPSLAVKGCILGKTLSGKTTVLKSLQNDFPVHVLSIDTLVQEAIQAFHERQKSGKTPPTQEDDKRDPVVNQEKVSKTQDKNVLAVSPVPGDRTSQKEGVKINEFEQFRSSDSFLSLSMRAQLGAKSELMLRRGKSIPDILLVSILVNAIKEIPVDQSWVLDGFPITLNQAKLLEEALTGYKRKFLQLKKKKEQMPTLALDPSTSTEVSLLPSALDFVILLDISDNSSLARTNDIIAKEISHEISHENVGRPGTGTSQDNKSEDRNLRDHIQHRIVGFLDNWPLLEEWFTQPKNILTKVNAEIDEALLCQKVKEIFATETVNKKIKVEKTLEEKETEKKAGAPPAEPPAMSPPLSSEAEKDKELHQAKTPGKGKTQSVSPKGKAQGGKVSVKKSPVGSAEVSPTPTAPPPPKAGTEEWVYVNEPIPEELPSFLVPYWELIEKSYINHIKTVLRHLRERQHNVLSYLYETRTSFQEFLRRPDHKQDFVSQWQADFNSVPEDLWEDEETKAELHQRVNDLRDRLWDICEARKEEAEQERLDIINESWLQDSIGITMNHFFSLMQAEVNRFQDTKRLLQDYYRAMESKIPLEDSKKFTRVPLVQLDGKEISESQLRIPLVPRISNSPENSAVKPKVGTFLKGRSDPPLEVLEANFEIDEKILLDTWQQASLAISNMVAAEVHQRLTEEEKEPPQLDSKEKSPQSGANKKAKKEKEAPKKKKTDKKGKGKSSPVAEVSPVTVTPEEMAEMEKRNELRLRIKEEHLAALQTEEQAAQFRLELIKLKALSVLEDLVTKVIDVYRLMEKWLGKRYLNEMASIQKLTELARYHIETATKIQNEIYLSQEDFYINGDIKVFPDPSPPTRPPPVEREENGTLTIEQLDNLRDQFLDMAPKGIIGNKAFSDILLDLITLNLGTNNFPSSWMHLSQLDLQEITSLLTVNTEFVDWRKFLMVTAMPWPMALEDELLDTLQRFKALDEAQTGTITYEQYKQAGLWFSGDEDIKIPENPLEPLPFNRQEHLIEFFFRLFADCEKEPPQLDYTQMLLYFACHPDTLEGVYRALSVAVGTHIFRQVETPMLMAEKTSISTVSPIEEFPETEESSAKEDRELKEEKDDQKEEEIPENANTEKISMETLLKVFGGGNEVLDANRFASYLKSENIYAENFIKTFQDLGARNLEPIAVNILLKHPYIQDLIANYVDYKFPDIKMILQRSEHAQGSDGERSPSRLTDEKK