Specification
| Description | Recombinant protein from the full-length sequence of homo sapiens eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 subunit alpha (EIF2S1) (NM_004094). |
| Organism | Homo sapiens (Human) |
| Expression Host | Human Cells |
| Tag Info | His or DYKDDDDK. Please contact us if you need further information or require specific designed tag. |
| Purity | Greater than 90% by SDS-PAGE gel |
| Uniprot ID | P05198 |
| Entry Name | IF2A_HUMAN |
| Gene Names | EIF2S1 EIF2A |
| Alternative Gene Names | EIF2A |
| Alternative Protein Names | Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 subunit 1 (Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 subunit alpha) (eIF-2-alpha) (eIF-2A) (eIF-2alpha) |
| Application | Antigens, Western, ELISA and other in vitro binding or in vivo functional assays, and protein-protein interaction studies; For research & development use only! |
| Buffer | Purified protein formulated in a sterile solution of PBS buffer, pH7.2, without any preservatives |
| Endotoxin | Endotoxin level is < 0.1 ng/µg of protein (<1EU /µg) |
| Length | 315 |
| Molecular Weight(Da) | 36112 |
| Protein Sequence | (The sequence of expressed protein may have some variation from the sequence shown below. Please contact us for the exact sequence.) MPGLSCRFYQHKFPEVEDVVMVNVRSIAEMGAYVSLLEYNNIEGMILLSELSRRRIRSINKLIRIGRNECVVVIRVDKEKGYIDLSKRRVSPEEAIKCEDKFTKSKTVYSILRHVAEVLEYTKDEQLESLFQRTAWVFDDKYKRPGYGAYDAFKHAVSDPSILDSLDLNEDEREVLINNINRRLTPQAVKIRADIEVACYGYEGIDAVKEALRAGLNCSTENMPIKINLIAPPRYVMTTTTLERTEGLSVLSQAMAVIKEKIEEKRGVFNVQMEPKVVTDTDETELARQMERLERENAEVDGDDDAEEMEAKAED |
Background
| Function | FUNCTION: Functions in the early steps of protein synthesis by forming a ternary complex with GTP and initiator tRNA (PubMed:16289705). This complex binds to a 40S ribosomal subunit, followed by mRNA binding to form a 43S pre-initiation complex (PubMed:16289705). Junction of the 60S ribosomal subunit to form the 80S initiation complex is preceded by hydrolysis of the GTP bound to eIF-2 and release of an eIF-2-GDP binary complex (PubMed:16289705). In order for eIF-2 to recycle and catalyze another round of initiation, the GDP bound to eIF-2 must exchange with GTP by way of a reaction catalyzed by eIF-2B (PubMed:16289705). EIF2S1/eIF-2-alpha is a key component of the integrated stress response (ISR), required for adaptation to various stress: phosphorylation by metabolic-stress sensing protein kinases (EIF2AK1/HRI, EIF2AK2/PKR, EIF2AK3/PERK and EIF2AK4/GCN2) in response to stress converts EIF2S1/eIF-2-alpha in a global protein synthesis inhibitor, leading to an attenuation of cap-dependent translation, while concomitantly initiating the preferential translation of ISR-specific mRNAs, such as the transcriptional activators ATF4 and QRICH1, and hence allowing ATF4- and QRICH1-mediated reprogramming (PubMed:19131336, PubMed:33384352). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16289705, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19131336, ECO:0000269|PubMed:33384352}. |
| Pathway | |
| Protein Families | EIF-2-alpha family |
| Tissue Specificity |
QC Data
| Note | Please contact us for QC Data |
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