Role of eIF2α kinases in translational control and adaptation to cellular stress

RC Wek - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology, 2018 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
A central mechanism regulating translation initiation in response to environmental stress
involves phosphorylation of the α subunit of eukaryotic initiation factor 2 (eIF2α) …

Towards a model of GCN2 activation

GR Masson - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2019 - portlandpress.com
Cells must be able to sense and adapt to their surroundings to thrive in a dynamic
environment. Key to adapting to a low nutrient environment is the Integrated Stress …

[HTML][HTML] Ribosome quality control antagonizes the activation of the integrated stress response on colliding ribosomes

LL Yan, HS Zaher - Molecular cell, 2021 - cell.com
Stalling during translation triggers ribosome quality control (RQC) to maintain proteostasis.
Recently, stalling has also been linked to the activation of integrated stress response (ISR) …

Activation of GCN2 by the ribosomal P-stalk

AJ Inglis, GR Masson, S Shao… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Cells dynamically adjust their protein translation profile to maintain homeostasis in changing
environments. During nutrient stress, the kinase general control nonderepressible 2 (GCN2) …

Differential requirements for P stalk components in activating yeast protein kinase Gcn2 by stalled ribosomes during stress

R Gupta, AG Hinnebusch - Proceedings of the National …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The General Amino Acid Control is a conserved response to amino acid starvation involving
activation of protein kinase Gcn2, which phosphorylates eukaryotic initiation factor 2 (eIF2α) …

Multiple mechanisms activate GCN2 eIF2 kinase in response to diverse stress conditions

J Misra, KR Carlson, DF Spandau… - Nucleic Acids …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Diverse environmental insults induce the integrated stress response (ISR), which features
eIF2 phosphorylation and translational control that serves to restore protein homeostasis …

Gcn2 structurally mimics and functionally repurposes the HisRS enzyme for the integrated stress response

C Bou-Nader, S Gaikwad, S Bahmanjah… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Protein kinase Gcn2 attenuates protein synthesis in response to amino acid starvation while
stimulating translation of a transcriptional activator of amino acid biosynthesis. Gcn2 …

GCN2 kinase activation by ATP-competitive kinase inhibitors

CP Tang, O Clark, JR Ferrarone, C Campos… - Nature chemical …, 2022 - nature.com
Small-molecule kinase inhibitors represent a major group of cancer therapeutics, but tumor
responses are often incomplete. To identify pathways that modulate kinase inhibitor …

GCN2: roles in tumour development and progression

LT Gold, GR Masson - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2022 - portlandpress.com
GCN2 (general control nonderepessible 2) is an eIF2α kinase responsible for entirely
rewiring the metabolism of cells when they are put under amino acid starvation stress …

[HTML][HTML] Inhibition of GCN2 alleviates hepatic steatosis and oxidative stress in obese mice: Involvement of NRF2 regulation

J Yuan, Z Yu, J Gao, K Luo, X Shen, B Cui, Z Lu - Redox biology, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with increased
reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. Previous observations on the contradictory roles …