Acts upstream of or within several processes, including embryonic morphogenesis; renal filtration; and retina layer formation. Predicted to be part of BBSome. Predicted to be active in membrane. Is expressed in brain; eye; photoreceptor outer segment layer; and somite. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Bardet-Biedl syndrome; Bardet-Biedl syndrome 9; craniosynostosis; and primary ovarian insufficiency. Orthologous to human BBS9 (Bardet-Biedl syndrome 9).