Predicted to enable CARD domain binding activity; pattern recognition receptor activity; and protein homodimerization activity. Involved in positive regulation of dendritic cell antigen processing and presentation. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including positive regulation of cytokine production; positive regulation of intracellular signal transduction; and positive regulation of xenophagy. Located in phagocytic vesicle. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; brain; olfactory epithelium; urinary system; and vibrissa. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in asthma. Orthologous to human NOD1 (nucleotide binding oligomerization domain containing 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]