Predicted to enable metal ion binding activity. Involved in cell-matrix adhesion; integrin-mediated signaling pathway; and transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway. Acts upstream of or within cellular response to interferon-gamma. Located in focal adhesion and phagocytic vesicle. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; early conceptus; genitourinary system; gut; and thymus. Orthologous to human ZYX (zyxin). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]