Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Enables identical protein binding activity. Acts upstream of or within positive regulation of MAPK cascade; positive regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B signal transduction; and regulation of glucose metabolic process. Located in extracellular space. Is expressed in axial skeleton; cerebral cortex; heart; tooth; and vibrissa. Orthologous to human C1QTNF1 (C1q and TNF related 1).