Predicted to be an extracellular matrix structural constituent. Predicted to act upstream of or within cellular response to amino acid stimulus; collagen-activated tyrosine kinase receptor signaling pathway; and extracellular matrix organization. Predicted to be located in basement membrane. Predicted to be part of collagen type IV trimer. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in AMME complex and X-linked deafness 6. Orthologous to human COL4A6 (collagen type IV alpha 6 chain). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]