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Mechanism of action of PKR. Double stranded (ds) viral RNA is bound by PKR causing dimerisation, autophophorylation, and activation of this protein. The activated enzyme then phosphorylates the alpha subunit of eIF2 which will inhibit ternary complex formation.
