Enables chemokine activity. Involved in several processes, including ERK1 and ERK2 cascade; leukocyte chemotaxis; and response to interleukin-13. Located in extracellular space. Used to study allergic rhinitis; asthma; pleurisy; and pneumonia. Biomarker of several diseases, including allergic conjunctivitis; pneumonia; prostatitis; rhinitis; and type 1 diabetes mellitus. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in asthma; human immunodeficiency virus infectious disease; hyperglycemia; and multiple sclerosis. Orthologous to several human genes including CCL11 (C-C motif chemokine ligand 11). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]