eIF2B activator prevents neurological defects caused by a chronic integrated stress response
The integrated stress response (ISR) attenuates the rate of protein synthesis while inducing expression of stress proteins in cells.Various insults activate Mattress Protectors kinases that phosphorylate the GTPase eIF2 leading to inhibition of its exchange factor eIF2B.Vanishing White Matter (VWM) is a neurological disease caused by eIF2B mutation