Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.4.0)
Predicted to enable several functions, including cation binding activity; cholesterol transfer activity; and phosphatidylcholine-sterol O-acyltransferase activator activity. Involved in innate immune response in mucosa and response to stilbenoid. Acts upstream of or within regulation of intestinal cholesterol absorption. Located in extracellular space. Is expressed in embryo and liver. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Alzheimer's disease; colitis; myocardial infarction; and ulcerative colitis. Orthologous to human APOA4 (apolipoprotein A4).
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