| Structural highlights
Disease
E2AK1_HUMAN The disease may be caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.
Function
E2AK1_HUMAN Metabolic-stress sensing protein kinase that phosphorylates the alpha subunit of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 (EIF2S1/eIF-2-alpha) in response to various stress conditions (PubMed:32132706, PubMed:32132707, PubMed:37327776, PubMed:37550454, PubMed:38340717). Key activator of the integrated stress response (ISR) required for adaptation to various stress, such as heme deficiency, oxidative stress, osmotic shock, mitochondrial dysfunction and heat shock (PubMed:32132706, PubMed:32132707, PubMed:37327776, PubMed:37550454, PubMed:38340717). EIF2S1/eIF-2-alpha phosphorylation in response to stress converts EIF2S1/eIF-2-alpha in a global protein synthesis inhibitor, leading to a global attenuation of cap-dependent translation, while concomitantly initiating the preferential translation of ISR-specific mRNAs, such as the transcriptional activator ATF4, and hence allowing ATF4-mediated reprogramming (PubMed:32132706, PubMed:32132707, PubMed:37327776). Acts as a key sensor of heme-deficiency: in normal conditions, binds hemin via a cysteine thiolate and histidine nitrogenous coordination, leading to inhibit the protein kinase activity (By similarity). This binding occurs with moderate affinity, allowing it to sense the heme concentration within the cell: heme depletion relieves inhibition and stimulates kinase activity, activating the ISR (By similarity). Thanks to this unique heme-sensing capacity, plays a crucial role to shut off protein synthesis during acute heme-deficient conditions (By similarity). In red blood cells (RBCs), controls hemoglobin synthesis ensuring a coordinated regulation of the synthesis of its heme and globin moieties (By similarity). It thereby plays an essential protective role for RBC survival in anemias of iron deficiency (By similarity). Iron deficiency also triggers activation by full-length DELE1 (PubMed:37327776). Also activates the ISR in response to mitochondrial dysfunction: HRI/EIF2AK1 protein kinase activity is activated upon binding to the processed form of DELE1 (S-DELE1), thereby promoting the ATF4-mediated reprogramming (PubMed:32132706, PubMed:32132707). Also acts as an activator of mitophagy in response to mitochondrial damage: catalyzes phosphorylation of eIF-2-alpha (EIF2S1) following activation by S-DELE1, thereby promoting mitochondrial localization of EIF2S1, triggering PRKN-independent mitophagy (PubMed:38340717).[UniProtKB:Q9Z2R9][1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
References
- ↑ Fessler E, Eckl EM, Schmitt S, Mancilla IA, Meyer-Bender MF, Hanf M, Philippou-Massier J, Krebs S, Zischka H, Jae LT. A pathway coordinated by DELE1 relays mitochondrial stress to the cytosol. Nature. 2020 Mar;579(7799):433-437. PMID:32132706 doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2076-4
- ↑ Guo X, Aviles G, Liu Y, Tian R, Unger BA, Lin YT, Wiita AP, Xu K, Correia MA, Kampmann M. Mitochondrial stress is relayed to the cytosol by an OMA1-DELE1-HRI pathway. Nature. 2020 Mar;579(7799):427-432. PMID:32132707 doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2078-2
- ↑ Mao D, Reuter CM, Ruzhnikov MRZ, Beck AE, Farrow EG, Emrick LT, Rosenfeld JA, Mackenzie KM, Robak L, Wheeler MT, Burrage LC, Jain M, Liu P, Calame D, Kury S, Sillesen M, Schmitz-Abe K, Tonduti D, Spaccini L, Iascone M, Genetti CA, Koenig MK, Graf M, Tran A, Alejandro M, Lee BH, Thiffault I, Agrawal PB, Bernstein JA, Bellen HJ, Chao HT. De novo EIF2AK1 and EIF2AK2 Variants Are Associated with Developmental Delay, Leukoencephalopathy, and Neurologic Decompensation. Am J Hum Genet. 2020 Apr 2;106(4):570-583. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2020.02.016. Epub , 2020 Mar 19. PMID:32197074 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2020.02.016
- ↑ Yang J, Baron KR, Pride DE, Schneemann A, Guo X, Chen W, Song AS, Aviles G, Kampmann M, Wiseman RL, Lander GC. DELE1 oligomerization promotes integrated stress response activation. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2023 Sep;30(9):1295-1302. doi: 10.1038/s41594-023-01061-0. , Epub 2023 Aug 7. PMID:37550454 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41594-023-01061-0
- ↑ Chakrabarty Y, Yang Z, Chen H, Chan DC. The HRI branch of the integrated stress response selectively triggers mitophagy. Mol Cell. 2024 Mar 21;84(6):1090-1100.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2024.01.016. Epub , 2024 Feb 9. PMID:38340717 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2024.01.016
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