Predicted to enable cytokine binding activity and cytokine receptor activity. Involved in cellular response to mechanical stimulus. Predicted to be located in extracellular space. Predicted to be part of receptor complex. Predicted to be active in external side of plasma membrane. Used to study fatty liver disease. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in breast cancer and pancreatic cancer. Orthologous to human IL13RA2 (interleukin 13 receptor subunit alpha 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]