promL - prominin-like

Involved in microvillus organization. Is active in apical plasma membrane. Is expressed in adult head; fat body; larval brain; and spermatozoon. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in cone-rod dystrophy 12; retinal macular dystrophy 2; and retinitis pigmentosa 41. Orthologous to human PROM1 (prominin 1) and PROM2 (prominin 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Nov 2024]