Predicted to enable collagen binding activity and protein tyrosine kinase collagen receptor activity. Involved in animal organ regeneration and skin development. Located in basolateral plasma membrane; brush border; and cytoplasm. Biomarker of congestive heart failure. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in lung non-small cell carcinoma. Orthologous to human DDR1 (discoidin domain receptor tyrosine kinase 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]