Predicted to enable ATP binding activity; magnesium ion binding activity; and protein serine/threonine kinase activity. Predicted to be involved in intracellular signal transduction and protein phosphorylation. Predicted to act upstream of or within phosphorylation. Predicted to be located in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; gut; heart and pericardium; hemolymphoid system; and retina. Orthologous to human SNRK (SNF related kinase). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]