involved in signalling pathway that attenuates protein translation in response to endoplasmic reticulum stress; amino acid sequence in first source; RefSeq NM_010121 (mouse), NM_031599 (rat); see also EIF2AK3 protein, human
Also Known As:
DmPEK protein; EIF2-like protein, Drosophila; Eif2ak3 protein, mouse; Eif2ak3 protein, rat; PKR-like ER protein kinase; PRK-like ER kinase; Pek protein, Drosophila; Pek protein, rat; Perk protein, Drosophila; Perk protein, rat; eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha kinase 3, mouse; eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha kinase 3, rat; perk protein, mouse; protein kinase R-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase, mouse