Predicted to enable ATP binding activity; magnesium ion binding activity; and protein serine/threonine kinase activity. Predicted to be involved in intracellular signal transduction; peptidyl-serine phosphorylation; and regulation of cellular component organization. Predicted to act upstream of or within protein phosphorylation. Predicted to be located in actin cytoskeleton and cytosol. Orthologous to human STK38L (serine/threonine kinase 38 like). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]