Predicted to enable identical protein binding activity. Predicted to be involved in endodermal cell differentiation. Predicted to be located in basement membrane. Predicted to be active in collagen-containing extracellular matrix and extracellular space. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica (multiple) and nonsyndromic congenital nail disorder 8. Orthologous to human COL7A1 (collagen type VII alpha 1 chain). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]