A dsRNA-activated cAMP-independent protein serine/threonine kinase that is induced by interferon. In the presence of dsRNA and ATP, the kinase autophosphorylates on several serine and threonine residues. The phosphorylated enzyme catalyzes the phosphorylation of the alpha subunit of EUKARYOTIC INITIATION FACTOR-2, leading to the inhibition of protein synthesis.

Descriptor ID	D019892
MeSH Number(s)	D08.811.913.696.620.682.700.300 D12.644.360.275 D12.776.476.275
Concept/Terms	eIF-2 Kinase eIF-2 Kinase Kinase, eIF-2 eIF 2 Kinase DAI Protein Kinase Kinase, DAI Protein Protein Kinase, DAI Double Stranded RNA-Dependent eIF-2 alpha Protein Kinase Double Stranded RNA Dependent eIF 2 alpha Protein Kinase Double Stranded RNA-Dependent Kinase (dsl) dsRNA-Activated Inhibitor Inhibitor, dsRNA-Activated dsRNA Activated Inhibitor DSRNA-Dep Protein Kinase DSRNA Dep Protein Kinase Kinase, DSRNA-Dep Protein Protein Kinase, DSRNA-Dep eIF-2alpha Kinase Kinase, eIF-2alpha eIF 2alpha Kinase eRF, eIF-2 Recycling Factor eRF, eIF 2 Recycling Factor Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 2alpha Kinase Heme Controlled Repressor Controlled Repressor, Heme Repressor, Heme Controlled Heme-Controlled Inhibitor Heme Controlled Inhibitor Inhibitor, Heme-Controlled Heme-Regulated eIF-2alpha Kinase Heme Regulated eIF 2alpha Kinase Kinase, Heme-Regulated eIF-2alpha eIF-2alpha Kinase, Heme-Regulated Hemin Controlled Repressor Controlled Repressor, Hemin Repressor, Hemin Controlled p68 Kinase Kinase, p68 Self-Phosphorylating Protein Kinase Kinase, Self-Phosphorylating Protein Protein Kinase, Self-Phosphorylating Self Phosphorylating Protein Kinase TIK Kinase Kinase, TIK P68 Protein Kinase Kinase, P68 Protein Protein Kinase, P68 RNA-Dependent Protein Kinase Kinase, RNA-Dependent Protein Protein Kinase, RNA-Dependent RNA Dependent Protein Kinase p65 Kinase Kinase, p65 Protein Kinase PKR Kinase PKR, Protein PKR, Protein Kinase Protein Kinase, RNA Activated Heme-Controlled Translational Repressor Heme Controlled Translational Repressor Repressor, Heme-Controlled Translational Translational Repressor, Heme-Controlled Hemin-Controlled Translational Repressor Hemin Controlled Translational Repressor Repressor, Hemin-Controlled Translational Translational Repressor, Hemin-Controlled

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