Is predicted to encode a protein with the following domains: Protein kinase C-like, phorbol ester/diacylglycerol-binding domain; Diacylglycerol/phorbol-ester binding; Phorbol esters/diacylglycerol binding domain (C1 domain); and Protein kinase-like domain superfamily. Is an ortholog of C. elegans
tpa-1. In C. elegans,
tpa-1 is involved in several processes, including defense response to other organism; positive regulation of antimicrobial peptide production; and positive regulation of axon regeneration.