Predicted to enable protein serine/threonine kinase activity. Predicted to be involved in intracellular signal transduction. Is expressed in body wall musculature; intestine; and nervous system. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in prostate cancer. Orthologous to human PDPK1 (3-phosphoinositide dependent protein kinase 1) and PDPK2P (3-phosphoinositide dependent protein kinase 2, pseudogene).
WB Description
The W04B5.5 gene encodes a phospholipid-independent AKT/PKB kinase.