Predicted to enable several functions, including cholesterol binding activity; phosphatidylcholine binding activity; and triglyceride binding activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including cholesterol homeostasis; glycerolipid metabolic process; and plasma lipoprotein particle remodeling. Predicted to act upstream of or within reverse cholesterol transport and steroid metabolic process. Predicted to be located in extracellular region. Predicted to be part of high-density lipoprotein particle. Is expressed in asteriscus; liver; otic vesicle; and yolk syncytial layer. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in carotid artery disease and hyperalphalipoproteinemia 1. Orthologous to human CETP (cholesteryl ester transfer protein).