Name	EIF2AK1 View Modifications
Full Name	Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase 1
Synonyms	Heme-controlled repressor, HCR, Heme-regulated eukaryotic initiation factor eIF-2-alpha kinase, Heme-regulated inhibitor, Hemin-sensitive initiation factor 2-alpha kinase \| HRI, KIAA1369
Primary ID	Q9BQI3
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Type	protein
Relations	7
Function	Metabolic-stress sensing protein kinase that phosphorylates the alpha subunit of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 (EIF2S1/eIF-2-alpha) in response to various stress conditions (PubMed:32132706, PubMed:32132707). Key activator of the integrated stress response (ISR) required for adaptation to various stress, such as heme deficiency, oxidative stress, osmotic shock, mitochondrial dysfunction and heat shock (PubMed:32132706, PubMed:32132707). EIF2S1/eIF-2-alpha phosphorylation in response to stress converts EIF2S1/eIF-2-alpha in a global protein synthesis inhibitor, leading to a global attenuation of cap-dependent translation, while concomitantly initiating the preferential translation of ISR-specific mRNAs, such as the transcriptional activator ATF4, and hence allowing ATF4-mediated reprogramming (PubMed:32132706, PubMed:32132707). Acts as a key sensor of heme-deficiency