Enables actin filament binding activity and gap junction channel activity. Involved in positive regulation of gap junction assembly and positive regulation of pharyngeal pumping. Located in gap junction. Expressed in RIS; pharyngeal gland cell; and pharyngeal muscle cell. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including Pitt-Hopkins syndrome; autistic disorder; and communication disorder (multiple). Is an ortholog of human CNTNAP5 (contactin associated protein family member 5).
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.