Predicted to enable identical protein binding activity; nucleic acid binding activity; and pattern recognition receptor activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including cellular response to mechanical stimulus; negative regulation of interleukin-12 production; and positive regulation of cytokine production. Predicted to act upstream of or within regulation of protein phosphorylation. Predicted to be located in external side of plasma membrane. Predicted to be active in plasma membrane. Orthologous to human TLR8 (toll like receptor 8). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]