Enables ATP binding activity and protein serine/threonine kinase activity. Involved in several processes, including cellular response to interferon-gamma; regulation of cell shape; and regulation of myosin II filament organization. Acts upstream of or within apoptotic signaling pathway. Located in PML body. Is expressed in heart; mammary gland epithelium; and notochord. Orthologous to human DAPK3 (death associated protein kinase 3). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]