Gene Information
Gene NameEIF2AK3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1116
Protein NamesEukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase 3 (EC 2.7.11.1) (PRKR-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase) (Pancreatic eIF2-alpha kinase) (HsPEK)
Target Nameprkr-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase
Target TypePatented-recorded target
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000172071 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ9NZJ5
Gene CardEIF2AK3
Uniprot IDQ9NZJ5
PfamPF00069
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.611754077)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ EIF2AK3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ EIF2AK3 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ EIF2AK3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ EIF2AK3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Eif2ak3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ EIF2AK3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Eif2ak3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ EIF2AK3 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsSTK35, PKMYT1, EIF2AK4, WEE2, EIF2AK2, WEE1, PDIK1L, EIF2AK1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityUbiquitous. A high level expression is seen in secretory tissues.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.007657(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4G31  (X-ray  2.28A  4G34  (X-ray  2.70A  4M7I  (X-ray  2.34A  4X7H  (X-ray  2.00A  4X7J  (X-ray  2.30A  4X7K  (X-ray  1.80A  4X7L  (X-ray  1.90A  4X7N  (X-ray  2.35A  4X7O  (X-ray  2.65A  4YZS  (X-ray  3.14A  5SV7  (X-ray  3.21A  7MF0  (X-ray  2.81A 
DBSNP rs867529  rs13045  rs55791823  rs121908569  rs1805165  rs55861585 
Subcellular location [CC]Endoplasmic reticulum membrane;
Single-pass type I membrane protein.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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