Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables protein serine/threonine kinase activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including DNA damage response; Golgi disassembly; and positive regulation of protein localization to chromatin. Predicted to act upstream of or within cell division and phosphorylation. Located in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including dorsal mesogastrium; hemolymphoid system; liver; metanephros; and yolk sac. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 1A. Orthologous to human VRK1 (VRK serine/threonine kinase 1).