Enables chemokine activity. Involved in several processes, including neutrophil chemotaxis; positive regulation of ion transport; and response to amphetamine. Located in extracellular space. Biomarker of several diseases, including acute necrotizing pancreatitis; pneumonia (multiple); prostatitis; severe acute respiratory syndrome; and status epilepticus. Orthologous to human CXCL1 (C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 1); CXCL2 (C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 2); and CXCL3 (C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 3). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]