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Summary ExpressionExpr. PhenotypesPheno. Gene Literature (10)Lit. (10) GO Terms (79)GO (79) Nucleotides (103)Nucl. (103) Proteins (41)Prot. (41) Interactants (197)Interact. (197) Wiki
XB-GENEPAGE-1001010
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 eif2ak2

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eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha kinase 2

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eif2ak1 , pkr , pkr1 , prkr ( Nomenclature history )

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eIF-2alpha kinase PEK/EIF2AK3

AI Protein Function :
eif2ak2 encodes a serine/threonine‑protein kinase that phosphorylates the α subunit of eIF2, thereby inhibiting translation initiation, mediating antiviral interferon signaling, and triggering apoptosi...[+]


InterPro :
Kinase-like dom sf, dsRBD dom, Protein kinase ATP BS, Ser/Thr kinase AS, [+]

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???displayGene.expression???                  Development Stages                                               Embryonic Tissues                                                                Adult Tissues
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