Plays a role in cilia formation and/or maintenance (PubMed:21289087). Plays a role in the regulation of cell morphology and cytoskeletal organization (By similarity). Involved in DNA damage repair (By similarity). Found in a complex with CFAP410, NEK1 and SPATA7 (By similarity). Interacts with NEK1 (By similarity). Localized to the connecting cilium of the cone and rod photoreceptors (PubMed:27548899, PubMed:26974433). Colocalizes with NEK1 and SPATA7 at the basal body (By similarity). Expressed in the retina. Up-regulated during cartilage differentiation (PubMed:26974433). Cilia absent or reduced, virtually no cilia of the normal 5 uM mean length.