Predicted to enable hedgehog family protein binding activity and zinc ion binding activity. Involved in negative regulation of apoptotic process. Located in cytoplasm; nucleus; and plasma membrane. Biomarker of diabetic neuropathy and primary biliary cholangitis. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Orthologous to human HHIP (hedgehog interacting protein). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]