Plays a role in the cellular response to UV irradiation. Mediates G2/M cell cycle arrest, MEK autoactivation and ERK1/2- signaling pathway activation in response to UV irradiation. In ciliated cells of airways, it is involved in the regulation of mucociliary transport (PubMed:31959991). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20956560, ECO:0000269|PubMed:31959991}. This is the function of NEK10 (NIMA related kinase 10, Ensembl gene identifier ENSG00000163491).