Predicted to enable carbohydrate binding activity and pattern recognition receptor activity. Predicted to be involved in immune response. Predicted to be located in extracellular region. Predicted to be active in external side of plasma membrane. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in osteoarthritis and retinal macular dystrophy 4. Orthologous to human CLEC3B (C-type lectin domain family 3 member B).