Predicted to enable protein kinase binding activity. Predicted to be involved in protein phosphorylation. Predicted to act upstream of or within cell division and phosphorylation. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm and nucleus. Predicted to colocalize with centrosome. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in lethal congenital contracture syndrome. Orthologous to human NEK9 (NIMA related kinase 9). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]