Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.4.0)
Predicted to enable heparin binding activity and protein homodimerization activity. Involved in several processes, including elastic fiber assembly; negative regulation of vascular associated smooth muscle cell proliferation; and vasculature development. Acts upstream of or within artery development. Located in basement membrane; elastic fiber; and microfibril. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; genitourinary system; gut; immune system; and respiratory system. Used to study aortic aneurysm and cutis laxa. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in aortic aneurysm; arterial tortuosity syndrome; autosomal recessive cutis laxa type IB; endometrial cancer; and osteosarcoma. Orthologous to human EFEMP2 (EGF containing fibulin extracellular matrix protein 2).
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