May be involved in formation of stretch-resistant cell-cell adhesion complexes.
Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton . Localizes to intercalated disks of cardiomyocytes and in peritubular myoid cells of testis, and colocalizes with CTNNA1 and CTNNA2. .
Predominantly expressed in heart and testis. Expressed at lower levels in brain, kidney, liver and skeletal muscle.