Predicted to enable cell-cell adhesion mediator activity. Predicted to be involved in axon guidance; dendrite self-avoidance; and homophilic cell adhesion via plasma membrane adhesion molecules. Predicted to be located in axon and plasma membrane. Expressed in several structures, including GLR; germ line; neurons; somatic nervous system; and spermatheca. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including brain glioblastoma multiforme; carcinoma (multiple); and insulinoma. Is an ortholog of human NCAM1 (neural cell adhesion molecule 1) and NCAM2 (neural cell adhesion molecule 2).
Map position created from combination of previous interpolated map position (based on known location of sequence) and allele information. Therefore this is not a genetic map position based on recombination frequencies or genetic experiments. This was done on advice of the CGC.