Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 3.2)
Exhibits protein serine/threonine kinase activity. Involved in several processes, including mitotic G1/S transition checkpoint; protein kinase B signaling; and protein phosphorylation. Localizes to chromatin. Is expressed in central nervous system; pancreas tip epithelium; and retina. Orthologous to human PLK3 (polo like kinase 3).