該基因編碼的蛋白是一種絲氨酸蘇氨酸激酶，與gtp結合的ras樣蛋白（p21）、cdc2和rac1形成激活復合物。這種蛋白可能是樹突狀細胞發育和樹突狀棘內與突觸可塑性相關的快速細胞骨架重組所必需的。這個基因的缺陷是導致非綜合征性x連鎖智力殘疾的原因。另外，還發現了編碼不同亞型的剪接轉錄變體。[由RefSeq提供，2017年7月]
The protein encoded by this gene is a serine-threonine kinase and forms an activated complex with GTP-bound RAS-like (P21), CDC2 and RAC1. This protein may be necessary for dendritic development and for the rapid cytoskeletal reorganization in dendritic spines associated with synaptic plasticity. Defects in this gene are the cause of a non-syndromic form of X-linked intellectual disability. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2017]