Predicted to enable scavenger receptor activity and serine-type endopeptidase activity. Acts upstream of or within establishment of skin barrier. Predicted to be located in membrane. Predicted to be integral component of membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; eye; genitourinary system; heart; and immune system. Orthologous to human TMPRSS13 (transmembrane serine protease 13). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]