This protein involved in neural development, regulating the establishment of proper connectivity within the nervous system. It promotes axon guidance and homophilic cell adhesion. And it plays a role in the development of the visual pathway; regulates the formation in ipsilateral retinal mapping to both the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus (dLGN) and the superior colliculus (SC). May be involved in the differentiation of the fibroblast-like cells in the superficial layer of mandibular condylar cartilage into chondrocytes.