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EIF 2 kinase

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EIF-2 kinase

eIF-2 is a kinase enzyme that phosphorylates eIF-2.

There are four forms in mammals:

  • EIF2AK1: heme-regulated inhibitor kinase (HRI)
  • EIF2AK2: the double-stranded RNA-dependent kinase (PKR)
  • EIF2AK3: PEK/PERK
  • EIF2AK4: GCN2

    • These are all responsible for the phosphorylation of the alpha subunit of eIF-2 at serine 51, one of the best-characterized mechanisms for down-regulating protein synthesis in eukaryotes in response to various cellular stress response's.

    References

    EIF-2 kinase Wikipedia
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