Enables virus receptor activity. Involved in several processes, including innate immune response; negative regulation of apoptotic process; and osteoblast development. Acts upstream of or within myeloid cell differentiation and negative regulation of myeloid cell apoptotic process. Located in cell surface. Orthologous to human CLEC5A (C-type lectin domain containing 5A). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]