Major role in the synthesis of nucleoside triphosphates other than ATP. Possesses nucleoside-diphosphate kinase, serine/threonine-specific protein kinase, geranyl and farnesyl pyrophosphate kinase, histidine protein kinase and 3'-5' exonuclease activities. Involved in cell proliferation, differentiation and development, signal transduction, G protein-coupled receptor endocytosis, and gene expression. Required for neural development including neural patterning and cell fate determination.
[1]"Reduced Nm23/Awd protein in tumour metastasis and aberrant Drosophila development."Rosengard A.M., Krutzsch H.C., Shearn A., Biggs J.R., Barker E., Margulies I.M.K., King C.R., Liotta L.A., Steeg P.S.Nature 342:177-180(1989)[2]"Nuc
