Predicted to enable protein serine/threonine kinase activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including MAPK cascade; actin cytoskeleton reorganization; and regulation of MAPK cascade. Predicted to act upstream of or within several processes, including parturition; positive regulation of JNK cascade; and regulation of spongiotrophoblast cell proliferation. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm. Orthologous to human NRK (Nik related kinase). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]