Predicted to enable ATP binding activity and MAP kinase kinase kinase kinase activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including JNK cascade; cellular response to phorbol 13-acetate 12-myristate; and protein phosphorylation. Used to study transient cerebral ischemia. Orthologous to human MAP4K1 (mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase kinase 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]