Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to enable non-membrane spanning protein tyrosine kinase activity and signaling receptor binding activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including cell surface receptor signaling pathway; innate immune response; and positive regulation of insulin secretion. Predicted to act upstream of or within phosphorylation. Predicted to be located in cytosol. Is expressed in several structures, including 2-cell stage embryo; central nervous system; ileum; male reproductive gland or organ; and peripheral nervous system. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 11 and systemic lupus erythematosus. Orthologous to human BLK (BLK proto-oncogene, Src family tyrosine kinase).