[5][6] This gene encodes a member of the myristoylated alanine-rich C-kinase substrate (MARCKS) family.

The encoded protein affects the formation of adherens junctions.

Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.

[8] This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.

This article on a gene on human chromosome 1 is a stub.