Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to enable CXCR chemokine receptor binding activity; chemokine activity; and identical protein binding activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including regulation of chemokine production; regulation of neutrophil mediated killing of gram-negative bacterium; and response to lipopolysaccharide. Predicted to be located in extracellular region. Predicted to be active in extracellular space. Is expressed in central nervous system; liver lobe; molar; and sensory organ. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Orthologous to several human genes including CXCL6 (C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 6).