Predicted to enable collagen binding activity. Involved in response to glucose. Predicted to be located in extracellular matrix; extracellular region; and sarcolemma. Predicted to be part of protein-containing complex. Predicted to be active in collagen-containing extracellular matrix and extracellular space. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy. Orthologous to human COL6A2 (collagen type VI alpha 2 chain). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]