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Prkra Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Prkra
  • Name
    protein kinase, interferon inducible double stranded RNA dependent activator
  • Synonyms
    lear, Pact, PRK, RAX
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1344375
    NCBI Gene: 23992
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    2 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr2:76460242-76478359 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 2, 45.07 cM
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    120 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1344375
protein coding gene Chr2:76436385-76478614 (-)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0025866
protein coding gene Chr2:77024843-77042783 (-)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0025843
protein coding gene Chr2:74032768-74055287 (-)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0025812
protein coding gene Chr2:76027494-76045430 (-)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0025838
protein coding gene Chr2:74211814-74229789 (-)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0025598
protein coding gene Chr2:76232698-76250646 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0026285
protein coding gene Chr2:79308038-79327195 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0023688
protein coding gene Chr2:71441115-71459042 (-)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0025060
protein coding gene Chr2:76571087-76589443 (-)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0025579
protein coding gene Chr2:82241995-82263596 (-)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0025710
protein coding gene Chr2:73625464-73643453 (-)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0025672
protein coding gene Chr2:73018022-73035951 (-)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0025798
protein coding gene Chr2:76908021-76926748 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0025703
protein coding gene Chr2:84066180-84084989 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0026341
protein coding gene Chr2:76152370-76171515 (-)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0024803
protein coding gene Chr2:73586701-73605024 (-)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0024609
protein coding gene Chr2:76401711-76421054 (-)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0025129
protein coding gene Chr2:76618606-76639053 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    PRKRA, protein activator of interferon induced protein kinase EIF2AK2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    PRKRA, protein activator of interferon induced protein kinase EIF2AK2
  • Synonyms
    DYT16, HSD14, PACT, RAX
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 8575
    neXtProt AC: NX_O75569
    UniProt: O75569

  • Chr Location
    2q31.2; chr2:178431292-178451512 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human PRKRA associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    33 phenotypes from 7 alleles in 8 genetic backgrounds
    11 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    4 images
    20 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

Click cells to view annotations.
Mice homozygous for a deletion of the entire gene show embryonic lethality prior to implantation. Mice homozygous for a deletion in the last exon are viable but exhibit small size, turbinate hypoplasia, short snout, severe microtia, outer and middle ear defects, and impaired hearing.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
non-membrane-bounded organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000002731 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 18118 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000002808 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1614 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000002808 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 313 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      1 Sequence
    • Protein Ontology
      PR:000013241 interferon-inducible double-stranded RNA-dependent protein kinase activator A
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR014720 Double-stranded RNA-binding domain
      IPR044465 PRKRA, first double-stranded RNA binding domain
      IPR044466 PRKRA, second double-stranded RNA binding domain
      IPR044467 PRKRA, third double-stranded RNA binding domain
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 57
      cDNA 53
      Primer pair 3
      Other 1

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:2139255, MGI:4439143
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 58
      Developmental Gene Expression 7
      Gene Ontology 9
      Phenotypes 20
    • Earliest
      J:55431 Ito T, et al., RAX, a cellular activator for double-stranded RNA-dependent protein kinase during stress signaling. J Biol Chem. 1999 May 28;274(22):15427-32
    • Latest
      J:262390 Taga M, et al., PKR modulates abnormal brain signaling in experimental obesity. PLoS One. 2018;13(5):e0196983

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    last database update
    03/12/2024
    MGI 6.23
    The Jackson Laboratory