Predicted to enable CXCR chemokine receptor binding activity; chemokine activity; and integrin binding activity. Involved in several processes, including detection of stimulus involved in sensory perception of pain; nervous system development; and regulation of ion transport. Located in several cellular components, including extracellular space; nucleus; and plasma membrane. Used to study myocardial infarction. Biomarker of anti-basement membrane glomerulonephritis; brain ischemia; myocardial infarction; status epilepticus; and transient cerebral ischemia. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in breast carcinoma; diabetic angiopathy; human immunodeficiency virus infectious disease; and type 1 diabetes mellitus. Orthologous to human CXCL12 (C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 12). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]