Predicted to enable protein serine/threonine kinase activity. Predicted to be involved in positive regulation of DNA metabolic process and protein phosphorylation. Predicted to act upstream of or within phosphorylation. Located in cytoplasm and nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; brain; genitourinary system; integumental system; and sensory organ. Orthologous to human NEK7 (NIMA related kinase 7). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]