Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.5.0)
Enables (1->3)-beta-D-glucan binding activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including opsonization; ovarian cumulus expansion; and positive regulation of nitric oxide biosynthetic process. Located in extracellular matrix. Is expressed in inner ear and telencephalon. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in cystic fibrosis and invasive aspergillosis. Orthologous to human PTX3 (pentraxin 3).
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