PRKRA( Human )
protein activator of interferon induced protein kinase EIF2AK2
Alias
DYT16|HSD14|PACT|RAX
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].