Predicted to enable integrin binding activity. Predicted to be an extracellular matrix structural constituent. Acts upstream of or within cellular response to amino acid stimulus. Located in collagen-containing extracellular matrix. Is expressed in several structures, including genitourinary system; nervous system; retina layer; and trunk mesenchyme. Orthologous to human COL16A1 (collagen type XVI alpha 1 chain). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]