EIF2AK1

Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase 1

Identifiers

EIF2AK1 ; HCR; HRI

External IDs

OMIM: 613635 MGI: 1353448 HomoloGene: 8290 IUPHAR: 2015 ChEMBL: 6029 GeneCards: EIF2AK1 Gene

2.7.11.1

Gene ontology
Molecular function	• eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2alpha kinase activity • ATP binding • heme binding • protein homodimerization activity
Cellular component	• cytoplasm
Biological process	• response to stress • negative regulation of cell proliferation • response to external stimulus • regulation of eIF2 alpha phosphorylation by heme • negative regulation of translational initiation by iron • protoporphyrinogen IX metabolic process • protein autophosphorylation • negative regulation of hemoglobin biosynthetic process
Sources: Amigo / QuickGO

RNA expression pattern

More reference expression data

Orthologs

Species

Human

Mouse

RefSeq (mRNA)

RefSeq (protein)

Location (UCSC)

Chr 5:
143.82 – 143.9 Mb

PubMed search

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

↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: EIF2AK1 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase 1".

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Shao J, Grammatikakis N, Scroggins BT et al. (2001). "Hsp90 regulates p50(cdc37) function during the biogenesis of the activeconformation of the heme-regulated eIF2 alpha kinase.". J. Biol. Chem. 276 (1): 206–14. doi:10.1074/jbc.M007583200. PMID 11036079.
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Hwang SY, Kim MK, Kim JC (2001). "Cloning of hHRI, human heme-regulated eukaryotic initiation factor 2alpha kinase: down-regulated in epithelial ovarian cancers.". Mol. Cells 10 (5): 584–91. doi:10.1007/s10059-000-0584-5. PMID 11101152.
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Anand S, Pal JK (2003). "The haem-regulated eukaryotic initiation factor 2alpha kinase: a molecular indicator of lead-toxicity anaemia in rabbits.". Biotechnol. Appl. Biochem. 36 (Pt 1): 57–62. doi:10.1042/BA20020009. PMID 12149123.
Omasa T, Chen YG, Mantalaris A et al. (2003). "Molecular cloning and sequencing of the human heme-regulated eukaryotic initiation factor 2 alpha (eIF-2 alpha) kinase from bone marrow culture.". DNA Seq. 13 (3): 133–7. doi:10.1080/10425170290023428. PMID 12391722.
Strausberg RL, Feingold EA, Grouse LH et al. (2003). "Generation and initial analysis of more than 15,000 full-length human and mouse cDNA sequences.". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99 (26): 16899–903. doi:10.1073/pnas.242603899. PMC 139241. PMID 12477932.
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Rafie-Kolpin M, Han AP, Chen JJ (2003). "Autophosphorylation of threonine 485 in the activation loop is essential for attaining eIF2alpha kinase activity of HRI.". Biochemistry 42 (21): 6536–44. doi:10.1021/bi034005v. PMID 12767237.
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Kinases: Serine/threonine-specific protein kinases (EC 2.7.11-12)

Serine/threonine-specific protein kinases (EC 2.7.11.1-EC 2.7.11.20)

Non-specific serine/threonine protein kinases (EC 2.7.11.1)	LATS1 LATS2 MAST1 MAST2 STK38 STK38L CIT ROCK1 SGK SGK2 SGK3 Protein kinase B AKT1 AKT2 AKT3 Ataxia telangiectasia mutated Mammalian target of rapamycin EIF-2 kinases PKR HRI EIF2AK3 EIF2AK4 Wee1 WEE1

Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (EC 2.7.11.2)	PDK1 PDK2 PDK3

Dephospho-(reductase kinase) kinase (EC 2.7.11.3)	AMP-activated protein kinase α PRKAA1 PRKAA2 β PRKAB1 PRKAB2 γ PRKAG1 PRKAG2 PRKAG3

(3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate dehydrogenase (acetyl-transferring)) (EC 2.7.11.4)	BCKDK BCKDHA BCKDHB

(isocitrate dehydrogenase (NADP+)) kinase (EC 2.7.11.5)	IDH2 IDH3A IDH3B IDH3G

(tyrosine 3-monooxygenase) kinase (EC 2.7.11.6)	STK4

Myosin-heavy-chain kinase (EC 2.7.11.7)	Aurora kinase Aurora A kinase Aurora B kinase

Fas-activated serine/threonine kinase (EC 2.7.11.8)	FASTK STK10

Goodpasture-antigen-binding protein kinase (EC 2.7.11.9)	-

IκB kinase (EC 2.7.11.10)	CHUK IKK2 TBK1 IKBKE IKBKG IKBKAP

cAMP-dependent protein kinase (EC 2.7.11.11)	Protein kinase A PRKACG PRKACB PRKACA PRKY

cGMP-dependent protein kinase (EC 2.7.11.12)	Protein kinase G PRKG1

Protein kinase C (EC 2.7.11.13)	Protein kinase C Protein kinase Cζ PKC alpha PRKCB1 PRKCD PRKCE PRKCH PRKCG PRKCI PRKCQ Protein kinase N1 PKN2 PKN3

Rhodopsin kinase (EC 2.7.11.14)	Rhodopsin kinase

Beta adrenergic receptor kinase (EC 2.7.11.15)	Beta adrenergic receptor kinase Beta adrenergic receptor kinase-2

G-protein coupled receptor kinases (EC 2.7.11.16)	GRK4 GRK5 GRK6

Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent (EC 2.7.11.17)	BRSK2 CAMK1 CAMK2A CAMK2B CAMK2D CAMK2G CAMK4 MLCK CASK CHEK1 CHEK2 DAPK1 DAPK2 DAPK3 STK11 MAPKAPK2 MAPKAPK3 MAPKAPK5 MARK1 MARK2 MARK3 MARK4 MELK MKNK1 MKNK2 NUAK1 NUAK2 OBSCN PASK PHKG1 PHKG2 PIM1 PIM2 PKD1 PRKD2 PRKD3 PSKH1 SNF1LK2 KIAA0999 STK40 SNF1LK SNRK SPEG TSSK2 Kalirin TRIB1 TRIB2 TRIB3 TRIO Titin DCLK1

Myosin light-chain kinase (EC 2.7.11.18)	MYLK MYLK2 MYLK3 MYLK4

Phosphorylase kinase (EC 2.7.11.19)	PHKA1 PHKA2 PHKB PHKG1 PHKG2

Elongation factor 2 kinase (EC 2.7.11.20)	EEF2K STK19

Polo kinase (EC 2.7.11.21)	PLK1 PLK2 PLK3 PLK4

Serine/threonine-specific protein kinases (EC 2.7.11.21-EC 2.7.11.30)

Polo kinase (EC 2.7.11.21)	PLK1 PLK2 PLK3 PLK4

Cyclin-dependent kinase (EC 2.7.11.22)	CDK1 CDK2 CDKL2 CDK3 CDK4 CDK5 CDKL5 CDK6 CDK7 CDK8 CDK9 CDK10 CDC2L5 CRKRS PCTK1 PCTK2 PCTK3 PFTK1 CDC2L1

(RNA-polymerase)-subunit kinase (EC 2.7.11.23)	RPS6KA5 RPS6KA4 P70S6 kinase P70-S6 Kinase 1 RPS6KB2 RPS6KA2 RPS6KA3 RPS6KA1 RPS6KC1

Mitogen-activated protein kinase (EC 2.7.11.24)	Extracellular signal-regulated MAPK1 MAPK3 MAPK4 MAPK6 MAPK7 MAPK12 MAPK15 C-Jun N-terminal MAPK8 MAPK9 MAPK10 P38 mitogen-activated protein MAPK11 MAPK13 MAPK14

MAP3K (EC 2.7.11.25)	MAP kinase kinase kinases MAP3K1 MAP3K2 MAP3K3 MAP3K4 MAP3K5 MAP3K6 MAP3K7 MAP3K8 RAFs ARAF BRAF KSR1 KSR2 MLKs MAP3K12 MAP3K13 MAP3K9 MAP3K10 MAP3K11 MAP3K7 ZAK CDC7 MAP3K14

Tau-protein kinase (EC 2.7.11.26)	TPK1 TTK GSK-3

(acetyl-CoA carboxylase) kinase (EC 2.7.11.27)	-

Tropomyosin kinase (EC 2.7.11.28)	-

Low-density-lipoprotein receptor kinase (EC 2.7.11.29)	-

Receptor protein serine/threonine kinase (EC 2.7.11.30)	Bone morphogenetic protein receptors BMPR1 BMPR1A BMPR1B BMPR2 ACVR1 ACVR1B ACVR1C ACVR2A ACVR2B ACVRL1 Anti-Müllerian hormone receptor

Dual-specificity kinases (EC 2.7.12)

MAP2K	MAP2K1 MAP2K2 MAP2K3 MAP2K4 MAP2K5 MAP2K6 MAP2K7

Biochemistry overview
Enzymes overview
By EC number: 1.1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 10
- 11
- 13
- 14
- 15-18
2.1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
  - 2.7.10
  - 11-12
- 8
3.1
- - 3.1.3.48
- 2
- 3
- 4
  - 3.4.21
  - 22
  - 23
  - 24
- 5
- 6
- 7
4.1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
5.1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 99
6.1-3
- 4
- 5-6

EIF2AK1

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