Predicted to enable several functions, including calmodulin binding activity; p53 binding activity; and protein serine/threonine kinase activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including positive regulation of DNA metabolic process; protein phosphorylation; and stress-induced premature senescence. Predicted to act upstream of or within positive regulation of dendritic spine development. Predicted to be located in cytosol; nucleoplasm; and septin cytoskeleton. Predicted to be part of protein-containing complex. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm and nucleus. Orthologous to human MAPKAPK5 (MAPK activated protein kinase 5). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]