Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Enables protein serine/threonine kinase activity. Acts upstream of or within negative regulation of apoptotic process; negative regulation of calcineurin-NFAT signaling cascade; and regulation of angiogenesis. Located in cytosol and nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including cardiovascular system; early conceptus; gonad; nervous system; and salivary gland. Orthologous to human MAPK7 (mitogen-activated protein kinase 7).