Bactericidal C-type lectin. Regulates keratinocyte proliferation and differentiation after skin injury via activation of EXTL3-PI3K-AKT signaling pathway (By similarity). Low expression found in healthy pancreas. Appears in pancreatic juice after induction of pancreatic inflammation. Lacks the EPN motif and the presence of Gln instead of Glu at amino-acid position 114 may explain its inability to bind peptidoglycan. Proteolytic processing by trypsin removes an inhibitory N-terminal propeptide and is essential for its antibacterial activity. Overexpressed during the acute phase of pancreatitis.