Predicted to enable collagen binding activity; laminin-1 binding activity; and proteoglycan binding activity. Predicted to act upstream of or within cell-matrix adhesion; glomerular basement membrane development; and positive regulation of cell-substrate adhesion. Predicted to be located in basement membrane. Predicted to be active in plasma membrane. Orthologous to human NID1 (nidogen 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]