Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to enable chitin binding activity. Involved in positive regulation of interleukin-8 production; positive regulation of peptidyl-threonine phosphorylation; and positive regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B signal transduction. Located in endoplasmic reticulum. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; genitourinary system; limb; liver; and skeleton. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in asthma and schizophrenia. Orthologous to human CHI3L1 (chitinase 3 like 1).