Enables hormone binding activity. Predicted to be involved in purine nucleobase metabolic process. Located in extracellular space. Part of protein-containing complex. Biomarker of brain ischemia. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Alzheimer's disease; amyloidosis; carpal tunnel syndrome; dystransthyretinemic hyperthyroxinemia; and transthyretin amyloidosis. Orthologous to human TTR (transthyretin). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]