Gene Review:
Eif2ak4 - eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2...
Mus musculus
Synonyms:
2610011M03, Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase 4, GCN2, GCN2-like protein, Gcn2, ...
- IMPACT, a protein preferentially expressed in the mouse brain, binds GCN1 and inhibits GCN2 activation. Pereira, C.M., Sattlegger, E., Jiang, H.Y., Longo, B.M., Jaqueta, C.B., Hinnebusch, A.G., Wek, R.C., Mello, L.E., Castilho, B.A. J. Biol. Chem. (2005)
- Role of Glutamine Depletion in Directing Tissue-specific Nutrient Stress Responses to L-Asparaginase. Reinert, R.B., Oberle, L.M., Wek, S.A., Bunpo, P., Wang, X.P., Mileva, I., Goodwin, L.O., Aldrich, C.J., Durden, D.L., McNurlan, M.A., Wek, R.C., Anthony, T.G. J. Biol. Chem. (2006)
- The GCN2 eIF2alpha Kinase Regulates Fatty-Acid Homeostasis in the Liver during Deprivation of an Essential Amino Acid. Guo, F., Cavener, D.R. Cell Metab. (2007)
- The GCN2 kinase biases feeding behavior to maintain amino acid homeostasis in omnivores. Maurin, A.C., Jousse, C., Averous, J., Parry, L., Bruhat, A., Cherasse, Y., Zeng, H., Zhang, Y., Harding, H.P., Ron, D., Fafournoux, P. Cell metabolism. (2005)
- GCN2 kinase in T cells mediates proliferative arrest and anergy induction in response to indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase. Munn, D.H., Sharma, M.D., Baban, B., Harding, H.P., Zhang, Y., Ron, D., Mellor, A.L. Immunity (2005)
- Translational control of inducible nitric oxide synthase expression by arginine can explain the arginine paradox. Lee, J., Ryu, H., Ferrante, R.J., Morris, S.M., Ratan, R.R. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (2003)
- The GCN2 eIF2alpha kinase is required for adaptation to amino acid deprivation in mice. Zhang, P., McGrath, B.C., Reinert, J., Olsen, D.S., Lei, L., Gill, S., Wek, S.A., Vattem, K.M., Wek, R.C., Kimball, S.R., Jefferson, L.S., Cavener, D.R. Mol. Cell. Biol. (2002)
- PERK and GCN2 contribute to eIF2alpha phosphorylation and cell cycle arrest after activation of the unfolded protein response pathway. Hamanaka, R.B., Bennett, B.S., Cullinan, S.B., Diehl, J.A. Mol. Biol. Cell (2005)
- Translational control of hippocampal synaptic plasticity and memory by the eIF2alpha kinase GCN2. Costa-Mattioli, M., Gobert, D., Harding, H., Herdy, B., Azzi, M., Bruno, M., Bidinosti, M., Ben Mamou, C., Marcinkiewicz, E., Yoshida, M., Imataka, H., Cuello, A.C., Seidah, N., Sossin, W., Lacaille, J.C., Ron, D., Nader, K., Sonenberg, N. Nature (2005)
- A mammalian homologue of GCN2 protein kinase important for translational control by phosphorylation of eukaryotic initiation factor-2alpha. Sood, R., Porter, A.C., Olsen, D.A., Cavener, D.R., Wek, R.C. Genetics (2000)
- Preservation of liver protein synthesis during dietary leucine deprivation occurs at the expense of skeletal muscle mass in mice deleted for eIF2 kinase GCN2. Anthony, T.G., McDaniel, B.J., Byerley, R.L., McGrath, B.C., Cavener, D.R., McNurlan, M.A., Wek, R.C. J. Biol. Chem. (2004)
- Phosphorylation of the alpha-subunit of the eukaryotic initiation factor-2 (eIF2alpha) reduces protein synthesis and enhances apoptosis in response to proteasome inhibition. Jiang, H.Y., Wek, R.C. J. Biol. Chem. (2005)
- Characterization of a mammalian homolog of the GCN2 eukaryotic initiation factor 2alpha kinase. Berlanga, J.J., Santoyo, J., De Haro, C. Eur. J. Biochem. (1999)