gene: pek-1 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Enables eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2alpha kinase activity. Involved in several processes, including PERK-mediated unfolded protein response; nematode larval development; and positive regulation of protein phosphorylation. Predicted to be located in endoplasmic reticulum membrane and nucleus. Expressed in intestine; muscle cell; and neurons. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Wolcott-Rallison syndrome and type 1 diabetes mellitus. Is an ortholog of human EIF2AK3 (eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha kinase 3).