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FUNCTION: May be required for the normal function of cochlear hair cells. SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Inner ear and testis. DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE: Expressed at low, constant levels in temporal bone from embryonic day 14 to day 1 after birth. Increases by 8 to 16-fold at day 5, 10 and 20.