Predicted to enable cytokine activity; growth factor activity; and interleukin-11 receptor binding activity. Predicted to be involved in positive regulation of MAPK cascade and positive regulation of cell population proliferation. Predicted to act upstream of or within negative regulation of hormone secretion; positive regulation of protein phosphorylation; and positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Predicted to be located in extracellular space. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm. Orthologous to human IL11 (interleukin 11). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]