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Mechanism of interferon action: evidence for intermolecular autophosphorylation and autoactivation of the interferon-induced, RNA-dependent protein kinase PKR.
Journal of virology - 1 Dec 1993
Thomis D C, Samuel C E
Abstract excerpt
The interferon-induced RNA-dependent protein kinase (PKR) is postulated to have an important regulatory role in the synthesis of viral and cellular proteins. Activation of the enzyme requires the presence of a suitable activator RNA and is accompanied by an autophosphorylation of PKR. Active PKR phosphorylates the alpha subunit of protein synthesis eukaryotic initiation factor 2, resulting in an inhibition of...
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