Predicted to enable protein kinase activity and protein kinase binding activity. Involved in positive regulation of cold-induced thermogenesis. Acts upstream of or within nail development. Located in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; brain; genitourinary system; immune system; and sensory organ. Orthologous to human PRKAB1 (protein kinase AMP-activated non-catalytic subunit beta 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]