May play a scavenger role by digesting biologically active peptidoglycan (PGN) into biologically inactive fragments. Has no direct bacteriolytic activity.
Subcellular locations: Secreted, Membrane
Strongly expressed in liver and fetal liver, and secreted into serum. Expressed to a much lesser extent in transverse colon, lymph nodes, heart, thymus, pancreas, descending colon, stomach and testis. Isoform 2 is not detected in the liver or serum.