Predicted to enable metalloendopeptidase activity and protease binding activity. Involved in tooth eruption. Predicted to be located in extracellular space and nuclear speck. Predicted to be active in extracellular matrix. Biomarker of degenerative disc disease and transient cerebral ischemia. Orthologous to human ADAMTS4 (ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif 4). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]