Enables signaling receptor binding activity. Acts upstream of or within positive regulation of interleukin-2 production; regulation of T cell activation; and response to protozoan. Located in external side of plasma membrane. Is expressed in hemolymphoid system gland; lung; male reproductive gland or organ; and pancreas. Orthologous to human VTCN1 (V-set domain containing T cell activation inhibitor 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]