Predicted to enable Notch binding activity; heparin binding activity; and integrin binding activity. Involved in chondrocyte differentiation and negative regulation of sensory perception of pain. Acts upstream of or within regulation of gene expression. Located in several cellular components, including dendrite; gap junction; and neuronal cell body. Orthologous to human CCN3 (cellular communication network factor 3). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]