Enables peptide binding activity and serine-type endopeptidase activity. Involved in several processes, including cellular response to glucose stimulus; midbrain development; and positive regulation of angiogenesis. Located in extracellular region. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in asthma; atopic dermatitis; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; and sarcoidosis. Orthologous to human CMA1 (chymase 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]