Predicted to enable hyaluronic acid binding activity. Acts upstream of or within establishment of blood-nerve barrier and extracellular matrix assembly. Located in extracellular matrix and node of Ranvier. Is expressed in brain. Orthologous to human HAPLN2 (hyaluronan and proteoglycan link protein 2).
MGI Description
PHENOTYPE: Homozygous null mice display reduced nerve conduction velocity and abnormalities in the neuronal extracellular matrix. [provided by MGI curators]