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EIF2AK3 - eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha kinase 3 Gene

Homo sapiens

Also known as PEK; WRS; PERK

Gene ID: 9451 | Gene type: protein coding

About EIF2AK3

Cytogenetic location: 2p11.2 Genomic coordinates (GRCh38): 2:88,556,741-88,628,145 (from NCBI)

This gene has 24 transcripts (splice variants), 197 orthologues, 8 paralogues and is associated with 3 phenotypes. Ubiquitous expression in thyroid (RPKM 13.4), stomach (RPKM 10.9) and 25 other tissues.

Summary

The protein encoded by this gene phosphorylates the alpha subunit of eukaryotic translation-initiation factor 2, leading to its inactivation, and thus to a rapid reduction of translational initiation and repression of global protein synthesis. This protein is thought to modulate mitochondrial function. It is a type I membrane protein located in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), where it is induced by ER stress caused by malfolded proteins. Mutations in this gene are associated with Wolcott-Rallison syndrome. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2015]

EIF2AK3 Products(5)

mRNA Protein Name
XM_047446428.1 XP_047302384.1 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase 3 isoform X1
XM_047446429.1 XP_047302385.1 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase 3 isoform X2
NM_004836.7 NP_004827.4 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase 3 isoform 1 precursor
XM_047446430.1 XP_047302386.1 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase 3 isoform X3
NM_001313915.2 NP_001300844.1 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase 3 isoform 2

EIF2AK3 Protein Structure

Pkinase

Pkinase: Protein kinase domain (595 - 660)

Pkinase

Pkinase: Protein kinase domain (881 - 1074)

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Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase 3

PKR-like ER kinase

PRKR-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase

pancreatic EIF2-alpha kinase

pancreatic eIF-2alpha kinase

Related Diseases

Diseases Alias
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Insulin Resistance

NIDDM

Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent

Type 2 Diabetes

T2D

Noninsulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes Mellitus, Type Ii

Maturity-Onset Diabetes

Insulin Resistance, Severe, Digenic

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin-Dependent

Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin-Dependent, Association With

Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin-Dependent, Late Onset

Hypertension, Insulin Resistance-Related, Susceptibility To

Insulin Resistance, Susceptibility To

Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

Type Ii Diabetes Mellitus

Adult-Onset Diabetes Mellitus

Maturity-Onset Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

Type Ii Diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Susceptibility To

Diabetes, Type 2

Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin-Dependent, Susceptibility To

Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent, Susceptibility To

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Susceptibility To

Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin-Dependent, 2

Diabetes Mellitus, Type Ii, Susceptibility To

Hypertension, Insulin Resistance-Related

Adult-Onset Diabetes

Aodm

Diabetes Mellitus, Adult-Onset

Diabetes Mellitus Type Ii

Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Susceptibility To

Diabetes, Type Ii, Susceptibility To

Diabetes Type 2

Diabetes Mellitus

Adult Onset Diabetes

Maturity Onset Diabetes

Nonketotic Diabetes

Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

T2dm - [Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus]

Niddm - [Non Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus]

Dm2

Dm Type Ii

Diabetic Type 2

Insulin Requiring Type 2 Diabetes

Noninsulin Dependent Diabetes

Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Without Complications

Diabetes Due To Insulin Secretory Defect

Diabetes Mellitus Due To Insulin Secretory Defect

Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Of The Young

Senile Diabetes

Nonketotic Hyperglycaemia

Stable Diabetes

Leukoencephalopathy With Vanishing White Matter

Cree Leukoencephalopathy

Vanishing White Matter Disease

Ovarioleukodystrophy

Vanishing White Matter Leukodystrophy

Childhood Ataxia With Central Nervous System Hypomyelinization

Cach

Cach Syndrome

Myelinosis Centralis Diffusa

VWM

Cle

Childhood Ataxia With Central Nervous System Hypomyelination

Childhood Ataxia With Diffuse Central Nervous System Hypomyelination

Cach/Vwm

Cach/Vwm Syndrome

Childhood Ataxia With Central Nervous System Hypomyelination/Vanishing White Matter

Cree Leukoencehalopathy

Late Infantile Cach Syndrome

Juvenile Or Adult Cach Syndrome

Congenital Or Early Infantile Cach Syndrome

Leukodystrophy With Vanishing White Matter

Glioblastoma

Glioblastoma Multiforme

Gbm

Adult Glioblastoma Multiforme

Grade Iv Adult Astrocytic Tumor

Primary Glioblastoma Multiforme

Spongioblastoma Multiforme

Adult Glioblastoma

Primary Glioblastoma

Retinitis Pigmentosa

RP

Rod-Cone Dystrophy

Autosomal Recessive Retinitis Pigmentosa

Non-Syndromic Retinitis Pigmentosa

Pericentral Pigmentary Retinopathy

Pigmentary Retinopathy

Tapetoretinal Degeneration

Rcd

Retinitis Pigmentosa Autosomal Recessive

ARRP

Retinitis Pigmentosa, Autosomal Recessive

Retinitis Pigmentosa 1

Retinal Degeneration

Degeneration Of Retina

Epiphyseal Dysplasia, Multiple, With Early-Onset Diabetes Mellitus

Wolcott-Rallison Syndrome

Med-Iddm Syndrome

Iddm-Med Syndrome

Wolcott Rallison Syndrome

WRS

Epiphyseal Dysplasia Multiple With Early-Onset Diabetes Mellitus

Early-Onset Diabetes Mellitus With Multiple Epiphyseal Dysplasia

Multiple Epiphyseal Dysplasia With Early-Onset Diabetes Mellitus

Permanent Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus

Pndm

Permanent Diabetes Mellitus Of Infancy

Pdmi

Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus, Permanent

Menkes Disease

Menkes Syndrome

Copper Transport Disease

MNK

Kinky Hair Disease

Steely Hair Disease

Menkes Kinky-Hair Syndrome

Mk

Steely Hair Syndrome

Menkea Syndrome

Md

Menkes Kinky Hair Syndrome

Hypocupremia, Congenital

Kinky Hair Syndrome

X-Linked Copper Deficiency

Menkes Kinky Hair Disease

Osteoporosis

Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal

Bone Mineral Density Quantitative Trait Locus

Bmnd

Osteoporosis, Involutional

Osteoporosis, Susceptibility To

Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal, Susceptibility

Bone Mineral Density Variation Qtl, Osteoporosis

OSTEOP

Involutional Osteoporosis

Senile Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis Postmenopausal

Bone Mineral Density, Quantitative Trait Locus

Osteoporosis, Senile

Idiopathic Osteoporosis

Bone Rarefaction Nos

Type 1 Osteoporosis

Retinitis Pigmentosa 58

RP58

Retinitis Pigmentosa, Type 58

Ovarian Cancer

Ovarian Carcinoma

Ovarian Neoplasm

Malignant Tumour Of Ovary

Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

Neoplasm Of Ovary

Ovarian Neoplasms

Ovarian Cancers

Malignant Neoplasm Of Ovary

Primary Malignant Neoplasm Of Ovary

Ovarian Cancer, Somatic

Malignant Ovarian Tumor

Ovary Neoplasm

Primary Ovarian Cancer

Tumor Of The Ovary

Cancer Of The Ovary

Malignant Neoplasm Of The Ovary

Malignant Tumor Of The Ovary

Ovarian Malignant Tumor

OC

Ovarian Carcinomas

Cancer, Ovarian

Cancer Of Ovary

Ovary Cancer

Ca Ovary

Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes

Melanoma

Malignant Melanoma

Cutaneous Melanoma

Naevocarcinoma

Malignant Melanomas

Autosomal Dominant Intellectual Developmental Disorder 8

Autosomal Dominant Non-Syndromic Intellectual Disability 8

Mental Retardation, Autosomal Dominant 8

Autosomal Dominant Mental Retardation 8

Mrd8

Colorectal Cancer

Colon Cancer

Colorectal Carcinoma

Colon Carcinoma

Colorectal Cancer, Susceptibility To

Carcinoma Of Colon

CRC

Colorectal Cancer With Chromosomal Instability, Somatic

Colon Cancer, Somatic

Colon Cancer, Susceptibility To

Colonic Neoplasms

Colorectal Neoplasms

Colorectal Cancer, Somatic

Colon Cancer, Advanced, Somatic

Colonic Carcinoma

Colorectal Carcinomas

Colon Cancers

Colorectal Cancers

Cancer, Colorectal, Somatic

Cancer, Colon

Cancer, Colorectal, Susceptibility To

Colorectal Neoplasm

Colonic Neoplasm

Malignant Tumor Of Colon

Maturity-Onset Diabetes Of The Young

MODY

Maturity Onset Diabetes Mellitus In Young

Mason-Type Diabetes

Mason Type Diabetes

Maturity Onset Diabetes Of The Young

Mody Syndrome

Diabetes Of The Young, Maturity-Onset

Osteochondrodysplasia

Chondrodystrophy

Skeletal Dysplasia

Congenital Anomaly Of Cartilage

Osteochondrodysplasias

Cartilage Development Disorder

Osteochondrodysplasia Syndrome

Dysplasia, Skeletal

Mucopolysaccharidosis Iv

Lung Cancer

Lung Carcinoma

Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma

Lung Cancer, Protection Against

Lung Cancer, Susceptibility To

Adenocarcinoma Of Lung, Somatic

Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer

Adenocarcinoma Of Lung, Response To Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor In

Lung Neoplasm

Carcinoma Of Lung

Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Nsclc

Lung Neoplasms

Malignant Neoplasm Of Lung

Alveolar Cell Carcinoma

Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer, Somatic

Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer, Response To Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor In

Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer, Susceptibility To

Lung Cancer, Somatic

Lung Cancer, Resistance To

Cancer Of Lung

Cancer Of Bronchus

Cancer Of The Lung

Lung Malignancies

Lung Malignant Tumors

Malignant Lung Tumor

Malignant Tumor Of Lung

Pulmonary Cancer

Pulmonary Carcinoma

Pulmonary Neoplasms

Respiratory Carcinoma

LNCR

Adenocarcinoma Of Lung

Neoplasm Of Lung

Cancer Lung

Carcinoma Non-Small Cell Lung

Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung

Lung Cancers

Lung Carcinomas

Cancer, Lung

Cancer, Lung, Non-Small Cell

Primary Malignant Neoplasm Of Lung

Bronchioloalveolar Adenocarcinoma

Deafness, Autosomal Dominant 44

DFNA44

Autosomal Dominant Nonsyndromic Deafness 44

Autosomal Dominant Deafness 44

Deafness, Autosomal Dominant, 44

Deafness, Autosomal Dominant, Type 44

Acute Salpingo-Oophoritis

Acute Salpingitis And Oophoritis

Nervous System Disease

Abnormality Of The Nervous System

Nervous System Diseases

Nervous System Disorder

Glioblastoma Classical Subtype
Multiple Epiphyseal Dysplasia

Med

Polyepiphyseal Dysplasia

Edm

Epiphyseal Dysplasia, Multiple, 1

Epiphyseal Dysplasia, Multiple, 2

Epiphyseal Dysplasia, Multiple, 3

Epiphyseal Dysplasia, Multiple, 4

Epiphyseal Dysplasia, Multiple, 5

Epiphyseal Dysplasia, Multiple

Edm1

Edm2

Edm3

Edm4

Edm5

Epiphyseal Dysplasia, Fairbank Type

Epiphyseal Dysplasia, Ribbing Type

Multiple Epiphyseal Dysplasia, Autosomal Dominant

Multiple Epiphyseal Dysplasia, Autosomal Recessive

Rmed

Dysplasia, Epiphyseal, Multiple

Osteochondrodysplasias

Wolfram Syndrome

Didmoad Syndrome

Didmoad

Diabetes Insipidus And Mellitus With Optic Atrophy And Deafness

Wfs

Diabetes Insipidus, Diabetes Mellitus, Optic Atrophy, And Deafness

Didmoadud

Diabetes Insipidus-Diabetes Mellitus-Optic Atrophy-Deafness Syndrome

Diabetes Insipidus-Diabetes Mellitus-Optic Atrophy-Hearing Loss Syndrome

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 1

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

ALS

Lou Gehrig Disease

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Type 1

Charcot Disease

ALS1

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Susceptibility To

Fals

Lou Gehrig'S Disease

Mnd

Motor Neuron Disease

Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 1, Familial

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 1, Autosomal Dominant

Motor Neuron Disease, Bulbar

Motor Neurone Disease

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis With Dementia

Dementia With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Motor Neuron Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Sclerosis, Lateral, Amyotrophic

Sclerosis, Lateral, Amyotrophic, Type 1

Amyotrophic Sclerosis

Als - [Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis]

Wasting Palsy

Amyotrophic Paralysis

Amyotrophy Lateral Sclerosis

Wasting Paralysis

Spinal Progressive Amyotrophy

Progressive Atrophic Paralysis

Neonatal Diabetes

Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes Mellitus Syndrome In Newborn Infant

Ndm

Peripheral Nervous System Disease

Peripheral Neuropathy

Peripheral Nerve Disease

Peripheral Nerve Disorders

Neuropathy, Peripheral

Peripheral Neuropathy Due To Vitamin Pyridoxine Hyperalimentation

Rasopathy

Ras/Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Syndrome

Mesothelioma, Malignant

Malignant Mesothelioma

Pleural Mesothelioma

MESOM

Mesothelioma, Somatic

Advanced Malignant Mesothelioma

Asbestos-Related Malignant Mesothelioma

Diffuse Malignant Mesothelioma

Malignant Tumor Of Mesothelium

Malignant Mesothelioma, Susceptibility To

Mesothelioma Diffuse Malignant

Mesothelioma

Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Diseases Alias
Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Macroglobulinemia Of Waldenstrom

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma With Igm Gammopathy

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Macroglobulinemia Of Waldenstrom

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma With Igm Gammopathy

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Macaca mulatta EIF2AK3 VGNC VGNC:72181
Bos taurus EIF2AK3 VGNC VGNC:28382
Felis catus EIF2AK3 VGNC VGNC:61771
Canis familiaris EIF2AK3 VGNC VGNC:40258
Mus musculus EIF2AK3 MGD MGI:1341830
Rattus norvegicus EIF2AK3 RGD RGD:70884