암호화된 단백질은 칼슘 의존적인 방식으로 세포막과 결합하고 아데닐릴 사이클라아제의 활성을 직간접적으로 조절하여 중추 신경계의 세포 내 신호 경로를 조절하는 소뇌과립 세포에서 강하게 발현된다.대체적으로 스플라이스된 전사 변형이 관찰되었지만, 그 전체 길이의 특성은 [7]결정되지 않았다.
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