h.EIF2AK2 Antibody

h.EIF2AK2 Antibody

Cat#：PL0402669

Isotype:Rabbit Polyclonal IgG

Immunogen：peptide corresponding to a sequence at the N-terminus of human PKR.

Purification: Immunogen affinity purified

Storage Buffer: PBS, pH 7.4(1%BSA and 0.1% Sodium azide)

Background：

EIF2AK2(Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 2-Alpha Kinase 2), also called PKR, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the EIF2AK2 gene. Activation of EIF2AK2 allows the kinase to phosphorylate its natural substrate, the alpha subunit of eukaryotic protein synthesis initiation factor-2, leading to the inhibition of protein synthesis(summary by Kuhen et al., 1996). By FISH analysis, Squire et al.(1993) assigned the EIF2AK2 gene to the boundary between chromosome 2p22-p21. Ben-Asouli et al.(2002) showed that human gamma-interferon mRNA uses local activation of PKR in the cell to control its own translation yield. IFNG mRNA was found to activate PKR through a pseudoknot in its 5-prime untranslated region. Taylor et al.(1999) studied the mechanism underlying the resistance of hepatitis C virus(HCV) to interferon. They demonstrated that the HCV envelope protein E2 contains a sequence identical with phosphorylation sites of the interferon-inducible protein kinase PKR and the translation initiation factor EIF2-alpha, a target of PKR.

Specificity Reaction：Hu

Application Notes:WB: 1:100-500

Storage ：

Store at –20ºC for one year. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles. At 4ºC for 2-3 weeks after reconstituted.

This product for research use only, not for use in humans, therapeutic or diagnostic procedures.

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