Predicted to enable manganese ion binding activity and protein serine/threonine kinase activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated; protein phosphorylation; and regulation of cellular response to stress. Located in ciliary plasm; ciliary transition zone; and cytoskeleton. Orthologous to human NEK4 (NIMA related kinase 4). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]