Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables protein serine/threonine kinase activity. Predicted to be involved in mitotic DNA damage checkpoint signaling. Predicted to act upstream of or within phosphorylation. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm and nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; heart; lung; sensory organ; and testis. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in depressive disorder. Orthologous to human STK33 (serine/threonine kinase 33).