Anti-PPP1R15A

This gene is a member of a group of genes whose transcript levels are increased following stressful growth arrest conditions and treatment with DNA-damaging agents. The induction of this gene by ionizing radiation occurs in certain cell lines regardless of p53 status, and its protein response is correlated with apoptosis following ionizing radiation. Protein function: Recruits the serine/threonine-protein phosphatase PPP1CA to prevents excessive phosphorylation of the translation initiation factor eIF-2A/EIF2S1, thereby reversing the shut-off of protein synthesis initiated by stress-inducible kinases and facilitating recovery of cells from stress (PubMed:26742780, PubMed:26095357). Down-regulates the TGF-beta signaling pathway by promoting dephosphorylation of TGFB1 by PP1 (PubMed:14718519). May promote apoptosis by inducing p53/TP53 phosphorylation on 'Ser-15' (PubMed:14635196). Plays an essential role in autophagy by tuning translation during starvation, thus enabling lysosomal biogenesis and a sustained autophagic flux (PubMed:32978159). Acts also a viral restriction factor by attenuating HIV-1 replication (PubMed:31778897). Mechanistically, mediates the inhibition of HIV-1 TAR RNA-mediated translation (PubMed:31778897). [The UniProt Consortium]