Predicted to enable unfolded protein binding activity. Predicted to be involved in negative regulation of retrograde protein transport, ER to cytosol and ubiquitin-dependent ERAD pathway. Predicted to be located in endoplasmic reticulum lumen. Is expressed in mandible; maxilla; orbito-sphenoid; and rib. Orthologous to human ERLEC1 (endoplasmic reticulum lectin 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]