Predicted to enable MAP kinase activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including p38MAPK cascade; positive regulation of cell differentiation; and positive regulation of myoblast fusion. Predicted to act upstream of or within protein phosphorylation. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm and nucleus. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in colon cancer; colorectal carcinoma; nasopharynx carcinoma; and rectum cancer. Orthologous to human MAPK14 (mitogen-activated protein kinase 14).