Enables hormone activity. Involved in regulation of glucose import. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including negative regulation of gluconeogenesis; positive regulation of cell communication; and positive regulation of glucose import. Located in extracellular space. Is expressed in cochlea; genitourinary system; liver lobe; thyroid gland; and vibrissa. Orthologous to human C1QTNF12 (C1q and TNF related 12). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]