Predicted to enable metalloendopeptidase activity. Involved in several processes, including female pregnancy; response to follicle-stimulating hormone; and response to glucocorticoid. Located in extracellular space. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in myocardial infarction. Orthologous to human PAPPA (pappalysin 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]