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Phosphorylation of the RNA-dependent protein kinase regulates its RNA-binding activity.
Nucleic acids research - 15 Jul 2001
Jammi N V, Beal P A
Abstract excerpt
The RNA-dependent protein kinase (PKR) is an interferon-induced, RNA-activated enzyme that phosphorylates the alpha-subunit of eukaryotic initiation factor 2 (eIF2alpha), inhibiting the function of the eIF2 complex and continued initiation of translation. When bound to an activating RNA and ATP, PKR undergoes autophosphorylation reactions at multiple serine and threonine residues. This autophosphorylation...
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