Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables protein serine/threonine kinase activity. Predicted to be involved in cellular response to oxidative stress; regulation of signal transduction; and signal transduction. Predicted to act upstream of or within phosphorylation. Located in endoplasmic reticulum; membrane; and nuclear envelope. Is expressed in several structures, including cerebral cortex; dorsal mesogastrium; gonad; hemolymphoid system; and yolk sac. Orthologous to human VRK2 (VRK serine/threonine kinase 2).