The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 2-alpha Kinase 2 across different species:

eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase 2 (EIF2AK2), eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase 2 (eif2ak2)

Other aliases include:

PKR, EIF2AK2, pkr, DKFZp469K1934

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 2-alpha Kinase 2:

eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase 2 – double-stranded RNA-activated protein kinase – interferon-induced, double-stranded RNA-activated protein kinase – p68 kinase – P1/eIF-2A protein kinase – interferon-inducible RNA-dependent protein kinase – double-stranded RNA activated protein kinase – IFN-stimulated dsRNA-activated eIF2-alpha kinase 2

Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 2-alpha Kinase 2 fulfills a number of functions:

ATP binding – double-stranded RNA binding – nucleotide binding – protein binding – protein serine/threonine kinase activity – RNA binding – kinase activity – protein kinase activity

Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 2-alpha Kinase 2 is relevant to the following processes:

endoplasmic reticulum unfolded protein response – protein amino acid autophosphorylation – translation – virus-infected cell apoptosis – protein amino acid phosphorylation

Locations for Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 2-alpha Kinase 2:

intracellular

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology