Predicted to enable metalloendopeptidase activity. Predicted to be involved in extracellular matrix organization. Predicted to be located in collagen-containing extracellular matrix and extracellular region. Predicted to be active in extracellular matrix. Orthologous to human ADAMTS8 (ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif 8). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]