1UKX, 4OTN44027527103ENSG00000128829ENSMUSG00000005102Q9P2K8Q9QZ05NM_001013703NM_001177806NM_013719NM_001355383NP_001013725NP_001171277NP_038747NP_001342312Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase 4 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the EIF2AK4 gene.

[5][6] EIF2AK4 belongs to a family of kinases that phosphorylate the alpha subunit of eukaryotic translation initiation factor-2 (EIF2S1; MIM 603907) to downregulate protein synthesis in response to varied cellular stresses (Berlanga et al., 1999).

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