Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to enable calcium ion binding activity. Acts upstream of or within blood coagulation. Located in extracellular region. Is expressed in liver and plasma. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Behcet's disease and brain ischemia. Orthologous to human PROZ (protein Z, vitamin K dependent plasma glycoprotein).