Predicted to be involved in positive regulation of apoptotic process; positive regulation of stress-activated MAPK cascade; and regulation of cell cycle. Predicted to act upstream of or within negative regulation of protein kinase activity and positive regulation of MAPK cascade. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm and nucleus. Orthologous to human GADD45B (growth arrest and DNA damage inducible beta). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]