Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to enable protein serine/threonine kinase activity. Involved in regulation of neurotransmitter receptor localization to postsynaptic specialization membrane. Is active in glutamatergic synapse. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in autosomal recessive intellectual developmental disorder 54. Orthologous to human TNIK (TRAF2 and NCK interacting kinase).