PRKRA

protein-coding External Resolution
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SymbolPRKRA
Nameprotein activator of interferon induced protein kinase EIF2AK2
Typeprotein-coding
Sourcemygene

Summary

This gene encodes a protein kinase activated by double-stranded RNA which mediates the effects of interferon in response to viral infection. Mutations in this gene have been associated with dystonia. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2008].

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