Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables hormone activity. Involved in regulation of glucose import. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including negative regulation of gluconeogenesis; positive regulation of cell communication; and positive regulation of glucose import. Located in extracellular space. Is expressed in cochlea; genitourinary system; liver lobe; thyroid gland; and vibrissa. Orthologous to human C1QTNF12 (C1q and TNF related 12).