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Tchem
EIF2AK4
eIF-2-alpha kinase GCN2

Protein Summary
Description
Metabolic-stress sensing protein kinase that phosphorylates the alpha subunit of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 (eIF-2-alpha/EIF2S1) on 'Ser-52' in response to low amino acid availability (PubMed:25329545). Plays a role as an activator of the integrated stress response (ISR) required for adapatation to amino acid starvation. Converts phosphorylated eIF-2-alpha/EIF2S1 either to a competitive inhibitor of the translation initiation factor eIF-2B, leading to a global protein synthesis repression, and thus to a reduced overall utilization of amino acids, or to a translational initiation activation of specific mRNAs, such as the transcriptional activator ATF4, and hence allowing ATF4-mediated reprogramming of amino acid biosynthetic gene expression to alleviate nutrient depletion. Binds uncharged tRNAs (By similarity). Involved in cell cycle arrest by promoting cyclin D1 mRNA translation repression after the unfolded protein response pathway (UPR) activation or cell cycle inhibi ...more
Uniprot Accession IDs
Gene Name
Ensembl ID
  • ENST00000263791
  • ENSP00000263791
  • ENSG00000128829
  • ENST00000559624
  • ENSP00000453148

Symbol
  • GCN2
  • KIAA1338
  • GCN2
  • PVOD2
Illumination Graph
Knowledge Table
Most Knowledge About
Knowledge Value (0 to 1 scale)
protein domain
0.99
hub protein
0.94
molecular function
0.91
histone modification site profile
0.79
interacting protein
0.69


IDG Development Level Summary
Tdark

These are targets about which virtually nothing is known. They do not have known drug or small molecule activities
- AND - satisfy two or more of the following criteria:

Pubmed score: 543.89   (req: < 5)
Gene RIFs: 74   (req: <= 3)
Antibodies: 377   (req: <= 50)
Tbio

These targets do not have known drug or small molecule activities
- AND - satisfy two or more of the following criteria:

Pubmed score: 543.89   (req: >= 5)
Gene RIFs: 74   (req: > 3)
Antibodies: 377   (req: > 50)

- OR - satisfy the following criterion:

Gene Ontology Terms: 35
Tchem

Target has at least one ChEMBL compound with an activity cutoff of < 30 nM - AND - satisfies the preceding conditions

Active Ligands: 9
Tclin

Target has at least one approved drug - AND - satisfies the preceding conditions

Active Drug: 1