EIF2AK1

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Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase 1
Identifiers
SymbolsEIF2AK1; HCR; HRI
External IDsOMIM: 613635 MGI: 1353448 HomoloGene: 8290 ChEMBL: 6029 GeneCards: EIF2AK1 Gene
EC number2.7.11.1
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez2710215467
EnsemblENSG00000086232ENSMUSG00000029613
UniProtQ9BQI3Q9Z2R9
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_001134335NM_013557
RefSeq (protein)NP_001127807NP_038585
Location (UCSC)Chr 7:
6.06 – 6.1 Mb
Chr 5:
143.82 – 143.9 Mb
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Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase 1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the EIF2AK1 gene.[1][2][3]

The HRI gene is localized to 7p22 where its 3' end slightly overlaps the 3' end of the gene JTV1. The two genes are transcribed from opposite strands. Studies in rat and rabbit suggest that the HRI gene product phosphorylates the alpha subunit of eukaryotic initiation factor 2. Its kinase activity is induced by low levels of heme and inhibited by the presence of heme.[3]

References

  1. Chen JJ, London IM (May 1995). "Regulation of protein synthesis by heme-regulated eIF-2 alpha kinase". Trends Biochem Sci 20 (3): 105–8. doi:10.1016/S0968-0004(00)88975-6. PMID 7709427. 
  2. Nagase T, Kikuno R, Ishikawa KI, Hirosawa M, Ohara O (Apr 2000). "Prediction of the coding sequences of unidentified human genes. XVI. The complete sequences of 150 new cDNA clones from brain which code for large proteins in vitro". DNA Res 7 (1): 65–73. doi:10.1093/dnares/7.1.65. PMID 10718198. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: EIF2AK1 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase 1". 

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