Predicted to enable chaperone binding activity; chemokine binding activity; and signaling receptor binding activity. Involved in several processes, including lung development; positive regulation of platelet activation; and response to hyperoxia. Acts upstream of or within cell adhesion; positive regulation of cell migration; and tube morphogenesis. Located in apical plasma membrane. Biomarker of adult respiratory distress syndrome; bacterial pneumonia; nephrosis; and oligohydramnios. Orthologous to human PDPN (podoplanin). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]