Enables ATP binding activity and MAP kinase kinase activity. Involved in negative regulation of gene expression and protein phosphorylation. Located in cell cortex and cytosol. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome 4 and small intestine adenocarcinoma. Orthologous to human MAP2K2 (mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]