Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Predicted to enable calcium ion binding activity. Acts upstream of or within growth plate cartilage chondrocyte morphogenesis and regulation of bone mineralization. Located in extracellular matrix. Is expressed in several structures, including cartilage; genitourinary system; heart; limb; and skeleton. Orthologous to human MATN1 (matrilin 1).