Gene Information
Gene NameEIF2AK4
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1649
Protein NameseIF-2-alpha kinase GCN2 (EC 2.7.11.1) (Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase 4) (GCN2-like protein)
Target Nameeukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase 4
Target TypeLiterature-reported target
Gene Age1292 ( ENSG00000128829 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ9P2K8
Gene CardEIF2AK4
Uniprot IDQ9P2K8
PfamPF12745; PF00069; PF05773; PF13393
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.094409273)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ EIF2AK4 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ EIF2AK4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ EIF2AK4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Eif2ak4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ EIF2AK4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Eif2ak4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ EIF2AK4 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsSTK35, PKMYT1, EIF2AK3, WEE2, EIF2AK2, WEE1, PDIK1L, EIF2AK1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed (PubMed:10504407). Expressed in lung, smooth muscle cells and macrophages (PubMed:24292273). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10504407, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24292273}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6N3L  (X-ray  2.61A  6N3N  (X-ray  3.01A  6N3O  (X-ray  2.40A  7E2K  (X-ray  2.04A  7E2M  (X-ray  2.35A  7QQ6  (X-ray  2.80A  7QWK  (X-ray  2.30A 
DBSNP rs35509999  rs34439704  rs2291627  rs587777106  rs757852728  rs34665481  rs55781333  rs35602605  rs35480871  rs55721315 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9QZ05}.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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