Predicted to enable ATP binding activity and protein serine/threonine kinase activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including intracellular signal transduction; positive regulation of fibroblast apoptotic process; and protein autophosphorylation. Predicted to act upstream of or within phosphorylation. Predicted to be located in actin cytoskeleton. Predicted to be active in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including adrenal medulla; alimentary system; central nervous system; immune system; and testis. Orthologous to human STK17B (serine/threonine kinase 17b). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]