A cDNA clone encoding CBL-interacting protein kinase 1 (CIPK1) was isolated from Chinese cabbage seedlings. The gene, BrCIPK1 consisted of 1,982 bp long with 216 bp of the 5’-untranslated region (UTR), 1,509 bp of the coding region and 257 bp of the 3’-UTR. It is highly conserved CBL-interacting module with absolutely conserved domain among the 15 amino acid NAF domain of the 15 related genes. Southern blot analysis showed a single copy number. BrCIPK1 gene was localized in the cytoplasm and peripheral region in the plant cell which is highly expressed in seedling of rice and in the shoot and pistil of Arabidopsis. Analyses of gene expression on Ubi-1::BrCIPK1 rice lines was differentially accumulated by cold, salinity and drought, indicating its biological roles in the multiple stress response pathways in plants. Further, the expression of BrCIPK1 is hijacked by rice calcineurin-B-like protein (OsCBL5). Moreover, mRNA expression of P5CS1, a gene responsible for proline biosynthesis is regulated by the BrCIPK1 during abiotic stresses resulting to improved accumulation of proline. The interaction of BrCIPK1 with OsCBL5 along with the regulation of P5CS1 explained the enhanced tolerance of transgenic rice. This gene could be used in the development of rice varieties with enhanced tolerance to abiotic stresses.