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Emori C, Kodani M, Abbasi F, Mori M, Ikawa M. PABPN1L is required for maternal mRNA degradation after meiosis resumption. J Reprod Dev 2024; 70:10-17. [PMID: 38057116 PMCID: PMC10902638 DOI: 10.1262/jrd.2023-077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2023] Open
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Poly(A)-binding proteins (PABPs) play roles in mRNA maturation, translational activity, and decay. The functions of PABPs, especially PABPN1 and PABPC1, in somatic cells have been well-studied. However, little is known about the roles of PABPs in oocytes because of the unique mechanisms of mRNA metabolism in oocytes. This study focused on PABPN1L and generated Pabpn1l knockout (KO) mice using the CRISPR/Cas9 system. After mating tests, we found that Pabpn1l KO females were infertile due to the failure of the embryos to develop to the 4-cell stage. RNA-seq analysis revealed aberrant mRNA persistence in Pabpn1l KO-MII oocytes, which indicates impaired mRNA degradation during the germinal vesicle (GV) to MII transition. We also revealed that the exogenous expression of Pabpn1l mRNA in KO-GV oocytes recovered defects of embryonic development. PABPN1L is partly indispensable for female fertility in mice, owing to its necessity for embryonic development, which is supported by mRNA degradation during GV to MII maturation.
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- Chihiro Emori
- Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
- Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
- Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
- The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
- Center for Infectious Disease Education and Research (CiDER), Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Baymukhametov TN, Lyabin DN, Chesnokov YM, Sorokin II, Pechnikova E, Vasiliev A, Afonina Z. Polyribosomes of circular topology are prevalent in mammalian cells. Nucleic Acids Res 2022; 51:908-918. [PMID: 36583341 PMCID: PMC9881139 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac1208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Polyribosomes, the groups of ribosomes simultaneously translating a single mRNA molecule, are very common in both, prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Even in early EM studies, polyribosomes have been shown to possess various spatial conformations, including a ring-shaped configuration which was considered to be functionally important. However, a recent in situ cryo-ET analysis of predominant regular inter-ribosome contacts did not confirm the abundance of ring-shaped polyribosomes in a cell cytoplasm. To address this discrepancy, here we analyzed the cryo-ET structure of polyribosomes in diluted lysates of HeLa cells. It was shown that the vast majority of the ribosomes were combined into polysomes and were proven to be translationally active. Tomogram analysis revealed that circular polyribosomes are indeed very common in the cytoplasm, but they mostly possess pseudo-regular structures without specific inter-ribosomal contacts. Although the size of polyribosomes varied widely, most circular polysomes were relatively small in size (4-8 ribosomes). Our results confirm the recent data that it is cellular mRNAs with short ORF that most commonly form circular structures providing an enhancement of translation.
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- Timur N Baymukhametov
- Structural biology department, National Research Center ‘Kurchatov Institute’, Moscow 123182, Russia
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- Institute of Protein Research RAS, Pushchino, Moscow Region 142290, Russia
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- Probe and Electron Microscopy Resource Center, National Research Center ‘Kurchatov Institute’, Moscow 123182, Russia
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- Institute of Protein Research RAS, Pushchino, Moscow Region 142290, Russia
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- Probe and Electron Microscopy Resource Center, National Research Center ‘Kurchatov Institute’, Moscow 123182, Russia,Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography of Federal Scientific Research Centre ‘Crystallography and Photonics’ RAS, Moscow 119333, Russia
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- Probe and Electron Microscopy Resource Center, National Research Center ‘Kurchatov Institute’, Moscow 123182, Russia,Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography of Federal Scientific Research Centre ‘Crystallography and Photonics’ RAS, Moscow 119333, Russia
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +7 985 7232812; Fax: +7 4967 318435;
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Lin J, Chen Y, Zhang Y, Lin H, Ouyang Z. Deciphering the role of RNA structure in translation efficiency. BMC Bioinformatics 2022; 23:559. [PMID: 36564729 PMCID: PMC9783404 DOI: 10.1186/s12859-022-05037-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND RNA secondary structure has broad impact on the fate of RNA metabolism. The reduced stability of secondary structures near the translation initiation site/start codon of the coding region promotes the efficiency of translation in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic species. However, the inaccuracy of in silico folding and the focus on the coding region limit our understanding of the global relationship between the whole mRNA structure and translation efficiency. Leveraging high-throughput RNA structure probing data in the transcriptome, we aim to systematically investigate the role of RNA structure in regulating translation efficiency. RESULTS Here, we analyze the influences of hundreds of sequence and structural features on translation efficiency in the mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs) and zebrafish developmental stages. Our findings reveal that overall in vivo RNA structure has a higher relative importance in predicting translation efficiency than in vitro RNA structure in both mESCs and zebrafish. Also, RNA structures in 3' untranslated region (UTR) have much stronger influence on translation efficiency compared to those in coding regions or 5' UTR. Furthermore, strong alternation between in vitro and in vivo structures in 3' UTR are detected in highly translated mRNAs in mESCs but not zebrafish. Instead, moderate alteration between in vitro and in vivo RNA structures in the 5' UTR and proximal coding regions are detected in highly translated mRNAs in zebrafish. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest the openness of the 3' UTR promotes the translation efficiency in both mice and zebrafish, with the in vivo structure in 3' UTR more important in mice than in zebrafish. This reveals a novel role of RNA secondary structure on translational regulation.
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- Jianan Lin
- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 715 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
- The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, Farmington, CT, 06032, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 715 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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- Department of Statistics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA
- Institute for Systems Genomics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA
- Center for Quantitative Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, 06030, USA
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- Yale Stem Cell Center and Department of Cell Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 715 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA.
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Chaves-Arquero B, Martínez-Lumbreras S, Sibille N, Camero S, Bernadó P, Jiménez MÁ, Zorrilla S, Pérez-Cañadillas JM. eIF4G1 N-terminal intrinsically disordered domain is a multi-docking station for RNA, Pab1, Pub1, and self-assembly. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 9:986121. [PMID: 36213119 PMCID: PMC9537944 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.986121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Yeast eIF4G1 interacts with RNA binding proteins (RBPs) like Pab1 and Pub1 affecting its function in translation initiation and stress granules formation. We present an NMR and SAXS study of the N-terminal intrinsically disordered region of eIF4G1 (residues 1-249) and its interactions with Pub1, Pab1 and RNA. The conformational ensemble of eIF4G11-249 shows an α-helix within the BOX3 conserved element and a dynamic network of fuzzy π-π and π-cation interactions involving arginine and aromatic residues. The Pab1 RRM2 domain interacts with eIF4G1 BOX3, the canonical interaction site, but also with BOX2, a conserved element of unknown function to date. The RNA1 region interacts with RNA through a new RNA interaction motif and with the Pub1 RRM3 domain. This later also interacts with eIF4G1 BOX1 modulating its intrinsic self-assembly properties. The description of the biomolecular interactions involving eIF4G1 to the residue detail increases our knowledge about biological processes involving this key translation initiation factor.
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- Belén Chaves-Arquero
- Department of Biological Physical Chemistry, Institute of Physical-Chemistry “Rocasolano”, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biological Physical Chemistry, Institute of Physical-Chemistry “Rocasolano”, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- Centre de Biochimie Structurale (CBS), CNRS, INSERM, Univ. Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Biological Physical Chemistry, Institute of Physical-Chemistry “Rocasolano”, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- Centre de Biochimie Structurale (CBS), CNRS, INSERM, Univ. Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Biological Physical Chemistry, Institute of Physical-Chemistry “Rocasolano”, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Biological Research Center, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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Kang M, Lee YS. The impact of RASopathy-associated mutations on CNS development in mice and humans. Mol Brain 2019; 12:96. [PMID: 31752929 PMCID: PMC6873535 DOI: 10.1186/s13041-019-0517-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The RAS signaling pathway is involved in the regulation of developmental processes, including cell growth, proliferation, and differentiation, in the central nervous system (CNS). Germline mutations in the RAS signaling pathway genes are associated with a group of neurodevelopmental disorders, collectively called RASopathy, which includes neurofibromatosis type 1, Noonan syndrome, cardio-facio-cutaneous syndrome, and Costello syndrome. Most mutations associated with RASopathies increase the activity of the RAS-ERK signaling pathway, and therefore, most individuals with RASopathies share common phenotypes, such as a short stature, heart defects, facial abnormalities, and cognitive impairments, which are often accompanied by abnormal CNS development. Recent studies using mouse models of RASopathies demonstrated that particular mutations associated with each disorder disrupt CNS development in a mutation-specific manner. Here, we reviewed the recent literatures that investigated the developmental role of RASopathy-associated mutations using mutant mice, which provided insights into the specific contribution of RAS-ERK signaling molecules to CNS development and the subsequent impact on cognitive function in adult mice.
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- Minkyung Kang
- Department of Physiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 103 Daehak-ro, Jongro-gu, Seoul, 03080, South Korea.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, 03080, Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 103 Daehak-ro, Jongro-gu, Seoul, 03080, South Korea. .,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, 03080, Korea. .,Neuroscience Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 103 Daehak-ro, Jongro-gu, Seoul, 03080, South Korea.
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The chemical diversity of RNA modifications. Biochem J 2019; 476:1227-1245. [PMID: 31028151 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20180445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2018] [Revised: 02/25/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Nucleic acid modifications in DNA and RNA ubiquitously exist among all the three kingdoms of life. This trait significantly broadens the genome diversity and works as an important means of gene transcription regulation. Although mammalian systems have limited types of DNA modifications, over 150 different RNA modification types have been identified, with a wide variety of chemical diversities. Most modifications occur on transfer RNA and ribosomal RNA, however many of the modifications also occur on other types of RNA species including mammalian mRNA and small nuclear RNA, where they are essential for many biological roles, including developmental processes and stem cell differentiation. These post-transcriptional modifications are enzymatically installed and removed in a site-specific manner by writer and eraser proteins respectively, while reader proteins can interpret modifications and transduce the signal for downstream functions. Dysregulation of mRNA modifications manifests as disease states, including multiple types of human cancer. In this review, we will introduce the chemical features and biological functions of these modifications in the coding and non-coding RNA species.
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Bienkowski RS, Banerjee A, Rounds JC, Rha J, Omotade OF, Gross C, Morris KJ, Leung SW, Pak C, Jones SK, Santoro MR, Warren ST, Zheng JQ, Bassell GJ, Corbett AH, Moberg KH. The Conserved, Disease-Associated RNA Binding Protein dNab2 Interacts with the Fragile X Protein Ortholog in Drosophila Neurons. Cell Rep 2018; 20:1372-1384. [PMID: 28793261 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.07.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2016] [Revised: 04/28/2017] [Accepted: 07/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
The Drosophila dNab2 protein is an ortholog of human ZC3H14, a poly(A) RNA binding protein required for intellectual function. dNab2 supports memory and axon projection, but its molecular role in neurons is undefined. Here, we present a network of interactions that links dNab2 to cytoplasmic control of neuronal mRNAs in conjunction with the fragile X protein ortholog dFMRP. dNab2 and dfmr1 interact genetically in control of neurodevelopment and olfactory memory, and their encoded proteins co-localize in puncta within neuronal processes. dNab2 regulates CaMKII, but not futsch, implying a selective role in control of dFMRP-bound transcripts. Reciprocally, dFMRP and vertebrate FMRP restrict mRNA poly(A) tail length, similar to dNab2/ZC3H14. Parallel studies of murine hippocampal neurons indicate that ZC3H14 is also a cytoplasmic regulator of neuronal mRNAs. Altogether, these findings suggest that dNab2 represses expression of a subset of dFMRP-target mRNAs, which could underlie brain-specific defects in patients lacking ZC3H14.
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- Rick S Bienkowski
- Department of Cell Biology, Emory University and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA; Department of Biochemistry, Emory University and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Emory University and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA; Department of Biology, Emory University and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Emory University and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA; Department of Biochemistry, Emory University and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Emory University and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Emory University and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Emory University and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA; Department of Biology, Emory University and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Emory University and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA; Department of Biology, Emory University and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Emory University and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA; Department of Biochemistry, Emory University and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Emory University and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA; Department of Biology, Emory University and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Emory University and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Emory University and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA; Department of Human Genetics, Emory University and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Emory University and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Emory University and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Emory University and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Emory University and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA; Department of Biology, Emory University and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
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- Department of Cell Biology, Emory University and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
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Shirokikh NE, Preiss T. Translation initiation by cap-dependent ribosome recruitment: Recent insights and open questions. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-RNA 2018; 9:e1473. [PMID: 29624880 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Revised: 02/02/2018] [Accepted: 02/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Gene expression universally relies on protein synthesis, where ribosomes recognize and decode the messenger RNA template by cycling through translation initiation, elongation, and termination phases. All aspects of translation have been studied for decades using the tools of biochemistry and molecular biology available at the time. Here, we focus on the mechanism of translation initiation in eukaryotes, which is remarkably more complex than prokaryotic initiation and is the target of multiple types of regulatory intervention. The "consensus" model, featuring cap-dependent ribosome entry and scanning of mRNA leader sequences, represents the predominantly utilized initiation pathway across eukaryotes, although several variations of the model and alternative initiation mechanisms are also known. Recent advances in structural biology techniques have enabled remarkable molecular-level insights into the functional states of eukaryotic ribosomes, including a range of ribosomal complexes with different combinations of translation initiation factors that are thought to represent bona fide intermediates of the initiation process. Similarly, high-throughput sequencing-based ribosome profiling or "footprinting" approaches have allowed much progress in understanding the elongation phase of translation, and variants of them are beginning to reveal the remaining mysteries of initiation, as well as aspects of translation termination and ribosomal recycling. A current view on the eukaryotic initiation mechanism is presented here with an emphasis on how recent structural and footprinting results underpin axioms of the consensus model. Along the way, we further outline some contested mechanistic issues and major open questions still to be addressed. This article is categorized under: Translation > Translation Mechanisms Translation > Translation Regulation RNA Interactions with Proteins and Other Molecules > Protein-RNA Interactions: Functional Implications.
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- Nikolay E Shirokikh
- EMBL-Australia Collaborating Group, Department of Genome Sciences, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
- Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, Australia
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- EMBL-Australia Collaborating Group, Department of Genome Sciences, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
- Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, Australia
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Afonina ZA, Shirokov VA. Three-Dimensional Organization of Polyribosomes–A Modern Approach. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2018; 83:S48-S55. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006297918140055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Das S, Das B. eIF4G—an integrator of mRNA metabolism? FEMS Yeast Res 2016; 16:fow087. [DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/fow087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Ramanathan A, Robb GB, Chan SH. mRNA capping: biological functions and applications. Nucleic Acids Res 2016; 44:7511-26. [PMID: 27317694 PMCID: PMC5027499 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 452] [Impact Index Per Article: 56.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2016] [Accepted: 06/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The 5′ m7G cap is an evolutionarily conserved modification of eukaryotic mRNA. Decades of research have established that the m7G cap serves as a unique molecular module that recruits cellular proteins and mediates cap-related biological functions such as pre-mRNA processing, nuclear export and cap-dependent protein synthesis. Only recently has the role of the cap 2′O methylation as an identifier of self RNA in the innate immune system against foreign RNA has become clear. The discovery of the cytoplasmic capping machinery suggests a novel level of control network. These new findings underscore the importance of a proper cap structure in the synthesis of functional messenger RNA. In this review, we will summarize the current knowledge of the biological roles of mRNA caps in eukaryotic cells. We will also discuss different means that viruses and their host cells use to cap their RNA and the application of these capping machineries to synthesize functional mRNA. Novel applications of RNA capping enzymes in the discovery of new RNA species and sequencing the microbiome transcriptome will also be discussed. We will end with a summary of novel findings in RNA capping and the questions these findings pose.
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- Anand Ramanathan
- New England Biolabs, Inc. 240 County Road, Ipswich, MA 01938, USA
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- New England Biolabs, Inc. 240 County Road, Ipswich, MA 01938, USA
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- New England Biolabs, Inc. 240 County Road, Ipswich, MA 01938, USA
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Regulating a Post-Transcriptional Regulator: Protein Phosphorylation, Degradation and Translational Blockage in Control of the Trypanosome Stress-Response RNA-Binding Protein ZC3H11. PLoS Pathog 2016; 12:e1005514. [PMID: 27002830 PMCID: PMC4803223 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2015] [Accepted: 03/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The life cycle of the mammalian pathogen Trypanosoma brucei involves commuting between two markedly different environments: the homeothermic mammalian host and the poikilothermic invertebrate vector. The ability to resist temperature and other stresses is essential for trypanosome survival. Trypanosome gene expression is mainly post-transcriptional, but must nevertheless be adjusted in response to environmental cues, including host-specific physical and chemical stresses. We investigate here the control of ZC3H11, a CCCH zinc finger protein which stabilizes stress response mRNAs. ZC3H11 protein levels increase at least 10-fold when trypanosomes are stressed by heat shock, proteasome inhibitors, ethanol, arsenite, and low doses of puromycin, but not by various other stresses. We found that increases in protein stability and translation efficiency both contribute to ZC3H11 accumulation. ZC3H11 is an in vitro substrate for casein kinase 1 isoform 2 (CK1.2), and results from CK1.2 depletion and other experiments suggest that phosphorylation of ZC3H11 can promote its instability in vivo. Results from sucrose density centrifugation indicate that under normal culture conditions translation initiation on the ZC3H11 mRNA is repressed, but after suitable stresses the ZC3H11 mRNA moves to heavy polysomes. The ZC3H11 3'-UTR is sufficient for translation suppression and a region of 71 nucleotides is required for the regulation. Since the control works in both bloodstream forms, where ZC3H11 translation is repressed at 37°C, and in procyclic forms, where ZC3H11 translation is activated at 37°C, we predict that this regulatory RNA sequence is targeted by repressive trans acting factor that is released upon stress. Like other organisms, the mammalian pathogen Trypanosoma brucei is able to sense environmental changes and to change its gene expression accordingly. In contrast with other organisms, however, trypanosomes and related kinetoplastids effect these changes almost exclusively by controlling the translation of mRNAs into protein, and by adjusting the rate at which the mRNAs are degraded. ZC3H11 is an RNA binding protein, which stabilizes mRNAs that encode chaperones. Chaperones are needed to refold proteins after stress. Under normal growth conditions ZC3H11 protein is very unstable, and in addition, not much of the protein is made. Although ZC3H11 mRNA is present under normal, unstressed conditions, most of it is not translated. However, when the cells were stressed by elevated temperature, arsenite, ethanol, puromycin or proteasome inhibitors the amount of ZC3H11 rose almost 10-fold. This was caused by a combination of increased protein stability and enhanced translation of the mRNA. We found that a 71 nucleotide segment of the 3'-untranslated region of the ZC3H11 mRNA was responsible for the regulated translational blockage. We also obtained evidence that casein kinase 1 isoform 2 might phosphorylate ZC3H11, and that phosphorylation can promote ZC3H11 protein degradation. Overall, our results show that the increase in the ZC3H11 level after stress occurs because of changes in protein synthesis, phosphorylation, and stability.
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Clayton CE. Networks of gene expression regulation in Trypanosoma brucei. Mol Biochem Parasitol 2014; 195:96-106. [PMID: 24995711 DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2014.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2014] [Revised: 06/19/2014] [Accepted: 06/23/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Regulation of gene expression in Kinetoplastids relies mainly on post-transcriptional mechanisms. Recent high-throughput analyses, combined with mathematical modelling, have demonstrated possibilities for transcript-specific regulation at every stage: trans splicing, polyadenylation, translation, and degradation of both the precursor and the mature mRNA. Different mRNA degradation pathways result in different types of degradation kinetics. The original idea that the fate of an mRNA - or even just its degradation kinetics - can be defined by a single "regulatory element" is an over-simplification. It is now clear that every mRNA can bind many different proteins, some of which may compete with each other. Superimposed upon this complexity are the interactions of those proteins with effectors of gene expression. The amount of protein that is made from a gene is therefore determined by a complex network of interactions.
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- C E Clayton
- Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg, DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, Im Neuenheimer Feld 282, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Muzzey D, Sherlock G, Weissman JS. Extensive and coordinated control of allele-specific expression by both transcription and translation in Candida albicans. Genome Res 2014; 24:963-73. [PMID: 24732588 PMCID: PMC4032860 DOI: 10.1101/gr.166322.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Though sequence differences between alleles are often limited to a few polymorphisms, these differences can cause large and widespread allelic variation at the expression level. Such allele-specific expression (ASE) has been extensively explored at the level of transcription but not translation. Here we measured ASE in the diploid yeast Candida albicans at both the transcriptional and translational levels using RNA-seq and ribosome profiling, respectively. Since C. albicans is an obligate diploid, our analysis isolates ASE arising from cis elements in a natural, nonhybrid organism, where allelic effects reflect evolutionary forces. Importantly, we find that ASE arising from translation is of a similar magnitude as transcriptional ASE, both in terms of the number of genes affected and the magnitude of the bias. We further observe coordination between ASE at the levels of transcription and translation for single genes. Specifically, reinforcing relationships—where transcription and translation favor the same allele—are more frequent than expected by chance, consistent with selective pressure tuning ASE at multiple regulatory steps. Finally, we parameterize alleles based on a range of properties and find that SNP location and predicted mRNA-structure stability are associated with translational ASE in cis. Since this analysis probes more than 4000 allelic pairs spanning a broad range of variations, our data provide a genome-wide view into the relative impact of cis elements that regulate translation.
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- Dale Muzzey
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, California Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Research, Center for RNA Systems Biology, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California 94117, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, California Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Research, Center for RNA Systems Biology, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California 94117, USA
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Depletion of the Trypanosome Pumilio domain protein PUF2 or of some other essential proteins causes transcriptome changes related to coding region length. EUKARYOTIC CELL 2014; 13:664-74. [PMID: 24681684 DOI: 10.1128/ec.00018-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Pumilio domain RNA-binding proteins are known mainly as posttranscriptional repressors of gene expression that reduce mRNA translation and stability. Trypanosoma brucei has 11 PUF proteins. We show here that PUF2 is in the cytosol, with roughly the same number of molecules per cell as there are mRNAs. Although PUF2 exhibits a low level of in vivo RNA binding, it is not associated with polysomes. PUF2 also decreased reporter mRNA levels in a tethering assay, consistent with a repressive role. Depletion of PUF2 inhibited growth of bloodstream-form trypanosomes, causing selective loss of mRNAs with long open reading frames and increases in mRNAs with shorter open reading frames. Reexamination of published RNASeq data revealed the same trend in cells depleted of some other proteins. We speculate that these length effects could be caused by inhibition of the elongation phase of transcription or by an influence of translation status or polysomal conformation on mRNA decay.
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Singh A, Minia I, Droll D, Fadda A, Clayton C, Erben E. Trypanosome MKT1 and the RNA-binding protein ZC3H11: interactions and potential roles in post-transcriptional regulatory networks. Nucleic Acids Res 2014; 42:4652-68. [PMID: 24470144 PMCID: PMC3985637 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt1416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The trypanosome zinc finger protein ZC3H11 binds to AU-rich elements in mRNAs. It is essential for survival of the mammalian-infective bloodstream form, where it stabilizes several mRNAs including some encoding chaperones, and is also required for stabilization of chaperone mRNAs during the heat-shock response in the vector-infective procyclic form. When ZC3H11 was artificially 'tethered' to a reporter mRNA in bloodstream forms it increased reporter expression. We here show that ZC3H11 interacts with trypanosome MKT1 and PBP1, and that domains required for both interactions are necessary for function in the bloodstream-form tethering assay. PBP1 interacts with MKT1, LSM12 and poly(A) binding protein, and localizes to granules during parasite starvation. All of these proteins are essential for bloodstream-form trypanosome survival and increase gene expression in the tethering assay. MKT1 is cytosolic and polysome associated. Using a yeast two-hybrid screen and tandem affinity purification we found that trypanosome MKT1 interacts with multiple RNA-binding proteins and other potential RNA regulators, placing it at the centre of a post-transcriptional regulatory network. A consensus interaction sequence, H(E/D/N/Q)PY, was identified. Recruitment of MKT1-containing regulatory complexes to mRNAs via sequence-specific mRNA-binding proteins could thus control several different post-transcriptional regulons.
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- Aditi Singh
- Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg (ZMBH), DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, Im Neuenheimer Feld 282, D69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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In vitro molecular characterization of RNA-proteins interactions during initiation of translation of a wild-type and a mutant Coxsackievirus B3 RNAs. Mol Biotechnol 2013; 54:515-27. [PMID: 22923320 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-012-9592-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Translation initiation of Coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3) RNA is directed by an internal ribosome entry site (IRES) within the 5' untranslated region. Host cell factors involved in this process include some canonical translation factors and additional RNA-binding proteins. We have, previously, described that the Sabin3-like mutation (U475 → C) introduced in CVB3 genome led to a defective mutant with a serious reduction in translation efficiency. With the aim to identify proteins interacting with CVB3 wild-type and Sabin3-like IRESes and to study interactions between HeLa cell or BHK-21 protein extracts and CVB3 RNAs, UV-cross-linking assays were performed. We have observed a number of proteins that specifically interact with both RNAs. In particular, molecular weights of five of these proteins resemble to those of the eukaryotic translation initiation factors 4G, 3b, 4B, and PTB. According to cross-linking patterns obtained, we have demonstrated a better affinity of CVB3 RNA binding to BHK-21 proteins and a reduced interaction of the mutant RNA with almost cellular polypeptides compared to the wild-type IRES. On the basis of phylogeny of some initiation factors and on the knowledge of the initiation of translation process, we focused on the interaction of both IRESes with eIF3, p100 (eIF4G), and 40S ribosomal subunit by filter-binding assays. We have demonstrated a better affinity of binding to the wild-type CVB3 IRES. Thus, the reduction efficiency of the mutant RNA to bind to cellular proteins involved in the translation initiation could be the reason behind inefficient IRES function.
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Afonina ZA, Myasnikov AG, Khabibullina NF, Belorusova AY, Menetret JF, Vasiliev VD, Klaholz BP, Shirokov VA, Spirin AS. Topology of mRNA chain in isolated eukaryotic double-row polyribosomes. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2013; 78:445-54. [PMID: 23848146 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297913050027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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In the process of protein synthesis, the translating ribosomes of eukaryotic cells form polyribosomes that are found to be multiplex functional complexes possessing elements of ordered spatial organization. As revealed by a number of electron microscopy studies, the predominant visible configurations of the eukaryotic polyribosomes are circles (circular polyribosomes) and two-stranded formations (so-called double-row polyribosomes). The "long" (i.e. heavy loaded) polyribosomes are usually represented by double-row structures, which can be interpreted as either topologically circular ("collapsed rings"), or topologically linear (zigzags or helices). In the present work we have analyzed the mRNA path within the eukaryotic polyribosomes, isolated from a wheat germ cell-free translation system, by integrating two approaches: the visualization of mRNA ends in polyribosomes by marking them with gold nanoparticles (3'-end) and initiating 40S subunits (5'-end), as well as by the cryoelectron tomography. Examination of the location of the mRNA markers in polyribosomes and mutual orientation of ribosomes in them has shown that the double-row polyribosomes of the same sample can have both circular and linear arrangements of their mRNA.
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- Zh A Afonina
- Institute of Protein Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142290 Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia
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Multiple isoforms of the translation initiation factor eIF4GII are generated via use of alternative promoters, splice sites and a non-canonical initiation codon. Biochem J 2012; 448:1-11. [DOI: 10.1042/bj20111765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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During the initiation stage of eukaryotic mRNA translation, the eIF4G (eukaryotic initiation factor 4G) proteins act as an aggregation point for recruiting the small ribosomal subunit to an mRNA. We previously used RNAi (RNA interference) to reduce expression of endogenous eIF4GI proteins, resulting in reduced protein synthesis rates and alterations in the morphology of cells. Expression of EIF4G1 cDNAs, encoding different isoforms (f–a) which arise through selection of alternative initiation codons, rescued translation to different extents. Furthermore, overexpression of the eIF4GII paralogue in the eIF4GI-knockdown background was unable to restore translation to the same extent as eIF4GIf/e isoforms, suggesting that translation events governed by this protein are different. In the present study we show that multiple isoforms of eIF4GII exist in mammalian cells, arising from multiple promoters and alternative splicing events, and have identified a non-canonical CUG initiation codon which extends the eIF4GII N-terminus. We further show that the rescue of translation in eIF4GI/eIF4GII double-knockdown cells by our novel isoforms of eIF4GII is as robust as that observed with either eIF4GIf or eIF4GIe, and more than that observed with the original eIF4GII. As the novel eIF4GII sequence diverges from eIF4GI, these data suggest that the eIF4GII N-terminus plays an alternative role in initiation factor assembly.
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Hashimoto Y, Hosoda N, Datta P, Alnemri ES, Hoshino SI. Translation termination factor eRF3 is targeted for caspase-mediated proteolytic cleavage and degradation during DNA damage-induced apoptosis. Apoptosis 2012; 17:1287-99. [DOI: 10.1007/s10495-012-0765-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Santiveri CM, Mirassou Y, Rico-Lastres P, Martínez-Lumbreras S, Pérez-Cañadillas JM. Pub1p C-terminal RRM domain interacts with Tif4631p through a conserved region neighbouring the Pab1p binding site. PLoS One 2011; 6:e24481. [PMID: 21931728 PMCID: PMC3169606 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2011] [Accepted: 08/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Pub1p, a highly abundant poly(A)+ mRNA binding protein in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, influences the stability and translational control of many cellular transcripts, particularly under some types of environmental stresses. We have studied the structure, RNA and protein recognition modes of different Pub1p constructs by NMR spectroscopy. The structure of the C-terminal RRM domain (RRM3) shows a non-canonical N-terminal helix that packs against the canonical RRM fold in an original fashion. This structural trait is conserved in Pub1p metazoan homologues, the TIA-1 family, defining a new class of RRM-type domains that we propose to name TRRM (TIA-1 C-terminal domain-like RRM). Pub1p TRRM and the N-terminal RRM1-RRM2 tandem bind RNA with high selectivity for U-rich sequences, with TRRM showing additional preference for UA-rich ones. RNA-mediated chemical shift changes map to β-sheet and protein loops in the three RRMs. Additionally, NMR titration and biochemical in vitro cross-linking experiments determined that Pub1p TRRM interacts specifically with the N-terminal region (1-402) of yeast eIF4G1 (Tif4631p), very likely through the conserved Box1, a short sequence motif neighbouring the Pab1p binding site in Tif4631p. The interaction involves conserved residues of Pub1p TRRM, which define a protein interface that mirrors the Pab1p-Tif4631p binding mode. Neither protein nor RNA recognition involves the novel N-terminal helix, whose functional role remains unclear. By integrating these new results with the current knowledge about Pub1p, we proposed different mechanisms of Pub1p recruitment to the mRNPs and Pub1p-mediated mRNA stabilization in which the Pub1p/Tif4631p interaction would play an important role.
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- Clara M. Santiveri
- Department of Biological Physical Chemistry, Instituto de Química-Física “Rocasolano”, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biological Physical Chemistry, Instituto de Química-Física “Rocasolano”, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biological Physical Chemistry, Instituto de Química-Física “Rocasolano”, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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Zubko E, Kunova A, Meyer P. Sense and antisense transcripts of convergent gene pairs in Arabidopsis thaliana can share a common polyadenylation region. PLoS One 2011; 6:e16769. [PMID: 21311762 PMCID: PMC3032780 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0016769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2010] [Accepted: 12/24/2010] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The Arabidopsis genome contains a large number of gene pairs that encode sense and antisense transcripts with overlapping 3′ regions, indicative for a potential role of natural antisense transcription in regulating sense gene expression or transcript processing. When we mapped poly(A) transcripts of three plant gene pairs with long overlapping antisense transcripts, we identified an unusual transcript composition for two of the three gene pairs. Both genes pairs encoded a class of long sense transcripts and a class of short sense transcripts that terminate within the same polyadenylation region as the antisense transcripts encoded by the opposite strand. We find that the presence of the short sense transcript was not dependent on the expression of an antisense transcript. This argues against the assumption that the common termination region for sense and antisense poly(A) transcripts is the result of antisense-specific regulation. We speculate that for some genes evolution may have especially favoured alternative polyadenylation events that shorten transcript length for gene pairs with overlapping sense/antisense transcription, if this reduces the likelihood for dsRNA formation and transcript degradation.
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MESH Headings
- Arabidopsis/genetics
- Arabidopsis/metabolism
- Codon/chemistry
- Codon/genetics
- Codon/metabolism
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Genes, Plant
- Genotype
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- Plants, Genetically Modified
- Poly A/genetics
- Poly A/metabolism
- Polyadenylation/genetics
- RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional/genetics
- RNA, Antisense/chemistry
- RNA, Antisense/genetics
- RNA, Antisense/metabolism
- RNA, Double-Stranded/metabolism
- RNA, Messenger/chemistry
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Regulatory Sequences, Ribonucleic Acid/physiology
- Transcription, Genetic
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- Elena Zubko
- University of Leeds, Centre for Plant Sciences, Leeds, United Kingdom
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Welch M, Villalobos A, Gustafsson C, Minshull J. Designing genes for successful protein expression. Methods Enzymol 2011; 498:43-66. [PMID: 21601673 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-385120-8.00003-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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DNA sequences are now far more readily available in silico than as physical DNA. De novo gene synthesis is an increasingly cost-effective method for building genetic constructs, and effectively removes the constraint of basing constructs on extant sequences. This allows scientists and engineers to experimentally test their hypotheses relating sequence to function. Molecular biologists, and now synthetic biologists, are characterizing and cataloging genetic elements with specific functions, aiming to combine them to perform complex functions. However, the most common purpose of synthetic genes is for the expression of an encoded protein. The huge number of different proteins makes it impossible to characterize and catalog each functional gene. Instead, it is necessary to abstract design principles from experimental data: data that can be generated by making predictions followed by synthesizing sequences to test those predictions. Because of the degeneracy of the genetic code, design of gene sequences to encode proteins is a high-dimensional problem, so there is no single simple formula to guarantee success. Nevertheless, there are several straightforward steps that can be taken to greatly increase the probability that a designed sequence will result in expression of the encoded protein. In this chapter, we discuss gene sequence parameters that are important for protein expression. We also describe algorithms for optimizing these parameters, and troubleshooting procedures that can be helpful when initial attempts fail. Finally, we show how many of these methods can be accomplished using the synthetic biology software tool Gene Designer.
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- Mark Welch
- DNA2.0, Inc., Suite A, Menlo Park, California, USA
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Van Der Kelen K, Beyaert R, Inzé D, De Veylder L. Translational control of eukaryotic gene expression. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol 2009; 44:143-68. [PMID: 19604130 DOI: 10.1080/10409230902882090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Translational control mechanisms are, besides transcriptional control and mRNA stability, the most determining for final protein levels. A large number of accessory factors that assist the ribosome during initiation, elongation, and termination of translation are required for protein synthesis. Cap-dependent translational control occurs mainly during the initiation step, involving eukaryotic initiation factors (eIFs) and accessory proteins. Initiation is affected by various stimuli that influence the phosphorylation status of both eIF4E and eIF2 and through binding of 4E-binding proteins to eIF4E, which finally inhibits cap- dependent translation. Under conditions where cap-dependent translation is hampered, translation of transcripts containing an internal ribosome entry site can still be supported in a cap-independent manner. An interesting example of translational control is the switch between cap-independent and cap-dependent translation during the eukaryotic cell cycle. At the G1-to-S transition, translation occurs predominantly in a cap-dependent manner, while during the G2-to-M transition, cap-dependent translation is inhibited and transcripts are predominantly translated through a cap-independent mechanism.
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Kierzkowski D, Kmieciak M, Piontek P, Wojtaszek P, Szweykowska-Kulinska Z, Jarmolowski A. The Arabidopsis CBP20 targets the cap-binding complex to the nucleus, and is stabilized by CBP80. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2009; 59:814-25. [PMID: 19453442 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2009.03915.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The cap-binding protein complex (CBC) binds to the caps of all RNA polymerase II transcripts, and plays an important role in RNA metabolism. We characterized interactions, localization and nuclear-cytoplasmic transport of two subunits of the Arabidopsis thaliana cap-binding protein complex (AtCBC): AtCBP20 and AtCBP80. Using CFP/YFP-tagged proteins, we show that transport of AtCBC from the cytoplasm to the nucleus in the plant cell is different from that described in other eukaryotic cells. We show that the smaller subunit of the complex, AtCBP20, plays a crucial role in the nuclear import of AtCBC. The C-terminal part of AtCBP20 contains two functionally independent nuclear localization signals (NLSs). At least one of these two NLSs is required for the import of CBC into the plant nucleus. The interaction between the A. thaliana CBP20 and CBP80 was also analyzed in detail, using the yeast two-hybrid system and fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) assays. The N-terminal part of AtCBP20 is essential for interaction with AtCBP80. Furthermore, AtCBP80 is important for the protein stability of the smaller subunit of CBC. Based on these data, we propose a model for the nuclear-cytoplasmic trafficking of the CBC complex in plants.
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- Daniel Kierzkowski
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska, Poland
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Cells can survive hypoxia/anoxia by metabolic rate depression, which involves lowering of mRNA translation rates in an ATP-dependent manner. By activating anaerobic ATP production (glycolysis), the inhibitory influence on mRNA translation in hypoxia can be abolished. In severe hypoxia, glycolysis cannot fully restore the ATP demand, thus causing a long-lasting inhibition of global protein synthesis. During moderate hypoxia, fermentative ATP production may maintain normal ATP levels. However, an activation of hypoxia tolerance mechanisms, including specific mRNA translation, also takes place. The latter may be attributed to oxygen-dependent (but not ATP dependent) processes such as the activation of the hypoxia-inducible factor cascade. In summary, hypoxia-induced decline in cellular ATP level can be counteracted by suppression of global mRNA translation rate. Sustained protein synthesis seems to be attributed to the activation of specific mRNA translation under long-term hypoxic conditions.
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- Michael Fähling
- Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institut für Vegetative Physiologie, Berlin, Germany.
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Oguiura N, Collares MA, Furtado MFD, Ferrarezzi H, Suzuki H. Intraspecific variation of the crotamine and crotasin genes in Crotalus durissus rattlesnakes. Gene 2009; 446:35-40. [PMID: 19523505 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2009.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2009] [Revised: 05/12/2009] [Accepted: 05/27/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Crotamine is a small basic myotoxin peptide of Crotalus durissus venom, with beta-defensin scafold and variable concentration in individual venoms. The crotamine gene was mapped to the end of chromosome 2 and the signal intensity differed significantly between the two homologues. In contrast to crotamine, the paralogous crotasin gene is scarcely expressed in the venom glands. In this study, we analyzed the crotamine concentrations in the venoms of a total of 23 rattlesnakes from diverse Brazilian localities by ELISA as well as the copy number of both crotamine and crotasin genes by real-time PCR. Crotamine was found to constitute 5-29% of venom proteins varying greatly among individual animals. The crotamine gene exists from 1 to 32 copies per haploid genome, whereas the crotasin gene is present from 1 to 7 copies. Furthermore, we observed that the crotamine concentration and crotamine gene copy number are positively correlated (r(2)=0.68), implying the variation of crotamine in venom results from the variation of the gene copy number. Sequencing of 50 independent copies of crotamine and crotasin genes from four different rattlesnakes revealed the presence of six crotasin isoforms with a single amino acid difference from the original crotasin sequence, whereas only two additional crotamine isoforms were observed. Taken together, our results suggested that after duplication from a common ancestor gene, crotamine and crotasin may have diverged in such a way that the crotamine gene underwent repetitive duplication to increase its copy number, whereas the crotasin gene diversified its sequence.
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- Nancy Oguiura
- Laboratório Especial de Ecologia e Evolução, Instituto Butantan, Av. Dr. Vital Brasil, 1500, CEP 05503-900, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Fähling M. Cellular oxygen sensing, signalling and how to survive translational arrest in hypoxia. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2009; 195:205-30. [PMID: 18764866 DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2008.01894.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Hypoxia is a consequence of inadequate oxygen availability. At the cellular level, lowered oxygen concentration activates signal cascades including numerous receptors, ion channels, second messengers, as well as several protein kinases and phosphatases. This, in turn, activates trans-factors like transcription factors, RNA-binding proteins and miRNAs, mediating an alteration in gene expression control. Each cell type has its unique constellation of oxygen sensors, couplers and effectors that determine the activation and predominance of several independent hypoxia-sensitive pathways. Hence, altered gene expression patterns in hypoxia result from a complex regulatory network with multiple divergences and convergences. Although hundreds of genes are activated by transcriptional control in hypoxia, metabolic rate depression, as a consequence of reduced ATP level, causes inhibition of mRNA translation. In a multi-phase response to hypoxia, global protein synthesis is suppressed, mainly by phosphorylation of eIF2-alpha by PERK and inhibition of mTOR, causing suppression of 5'-cap-dependent mRNA translation. Growing evidence suggests that mRNAs undergo sorting at stress granules, which determines the fate of mRNA as to whether being translated, stored, or degraded. Data indicate that translation is suppressed only at 'free' polysomes, but is active at subsets of membrane-bound ribosomes. The recruitment of specific mRNAs into subcellular compartments seems to be crucial for local mRNA translation in prolonged hypoxia. Furthermore, ribosomes themselves may play a significant role in targeting mRNAs for translation. This review summarizes the multiple facets of the cellular adaptation to hypoxia observed in mammals.
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- M Fähling
- Institut für Vegetative Physiologie, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
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Huppert JL, Bugaut A, Kumari S, Balasubramanian S. G-quadruplexes: the beginning and end of UTRs. Nucleic Acids Res 2008; 36:6260-8. [PMID: 18832370 PMCID: PMC2577360 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 318] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2008] [Revised: 07/20/2008] [Accepted: 07/25/2008] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Molecular mechanisms that regulate gene expression can occur either before or after transcription. The information for post-transcriptional regulation can lie within the sequence or structure of the RNA transcript and it has been proposed that G-quadruplex nucleic acid sequence motifs may regulate translation as well as transcription. Here, we have explored the incidence of G-quadruplex motifs in and around the untranslated regions (UTRs) of mRNA. We observed a significant strand asymmetry, consistent with a general depletion of G-quadruplex-forming RNA. We also observed a positional bias in two distinct regions, each suggestive of a specific function. We observed an excess of G-quadruplex motifs towards the 5'-ends of 5'-UTRs, supportive of a hypothesis linking 5'-UTR RNA G-quadruplexes to translational control. We then analysed the vicinity of 3'-UTRs and observed an over-representation of G-quadruplex motifs immediately after the 3'-end of genes, especially in those cases where another gene is in close proximity, suggesting that G-quadruplexes may be involved in the termination of gene transcription.
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- Julian Leon Huppert
- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thompson Ave, Cambridge CB3 0HE and University Chemical Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK
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- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thompson Ave, Cambridge CB3 0HE and University Chemical Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK
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- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thompson Ave, Cambridge CB3 0HE and University Chemical Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK
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- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thompson Ave, Cambridge CB3 0HE and University Chemical Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK
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Diédhiou CJ, Popova OV, Dietz KJ, Golldack D. The SUI-homologous translation initiation factor eIF-1 is involved in regulation of ion homeostasis in rice. PLANT BIOLOGY (STUTTGART, GERMANY) 2008; 10:298-309. [PMID: 18426477 DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2008.00037.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Halophytes survive high salinity by using complex adaptive mechanisms. In a search for novel molecular mechanisms involved in salt acclimation, transcript analyses revealed increased expression of a SUI-homologous translation initiation factor eIF-1 in the salt-tolerant grass species Festuca rubra ssp. littoralis but not in rice. Upon analysis of the cell specificity of eIF-1 transcription by in situ polymerase chain reaction (PCR), predominant signals were detected in rice leaf mesophyll. To further examine the role of eIF-1 in salt tolerance, transgenic rice plants were generated that over-express this factor under the control of the CaMV-35S promoter. The eIF-1 over-expressing lines showed improved growth under salt stress that was correlated with maintenance of photosynthetic activity and reduced Na(+) and Cl(-) accumulation in leaves. The transgenic rice lines also activated expression of the vacuolar H(+)-ATPase. In addition, an oxidoreductase that belongs to the aldo/keto reductase family was identified as a gene with modified expression in the eIF-1 over-expressing lines, compared with wild-type rice. Our data suggest that eIF-1 has a central function in salt-stress adaptation in rice by regulating ion accumulation and the intracellular redox status.
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- C J Diédhiou
- Department of Physiology and Biochemistry of Plants, Faculty of Biology, University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany
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Kopeina GS, Afonina ZA, Gromova KV, Shirokov VA, Vasiliev VD, Spirin AS. Step-wise formation of eukaryotic double-row polyribosomes and circular translation of polysomal mRNA. Nucleic Acids Res 2008; 36:2476-88. [PMID: 18310103 PMCID: PMC2377419 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkm1177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The time course of polysome formation was studied in a long-term wheat germ cell-free translation system using sedimentation and electron microscopy techniques. The polysomes were formed on uncapped luciferase mRNA with translation-enhancing 5' and 3' UTRs. The formation of fully loaded polysomes was found to be a long process that required many rounds of translation and proceeded via several phases. First, short linear polysomes containing no more than six ribosomes were formed. Next, folding of these polysomes into short double-row clusters occurred. Subsequent gradual elongation of the clusters gave rise to heavy-loaded double-row strings containing up to 30-40 ribosomes. The formation of the double-row polysomes was considered to be equivalent to circularization of polysomes, with antiparallel halves of the circle being laterally stuck together by ribosome interactions. A slow exchange with free ribosomes and free mRNA observed in the double-row type polysomes, as well as the resistance of translation in them to AMP-PNP, provided evidence that most polysomal ribosomes reinitiate translation within the circularized polysomes without scanning of 5' UTR, while de novo initiation including 5' UTR scanning proceeds at a much slower rate. Removal or replacements of 5' and 3' UTRs affected the initial phase of translation, but did not prevent the formation of the double-row polysomes during translation.
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- Gelina S Kopeina
- Institute of Protein Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142290 Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia
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Clouse KN, Ferguson SB, Schüpbach T. Squid, Cup, and PABP55B function together to regulate gurken translation in Drosophila. Dev Biol 2007; 313:713-24. [PMID: 18082158 PMCID: PMC2276622 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2007.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2007] [Revised: 11/07/2007] [Accepted: 11/07/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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During Drosophila melanogaster oogenesis, the proper localization of gurken (grk) mRNA and protein is required for the establishment of the dorsal-ventral axis of the egg and future embryo. Squid (Sqd) is an RNA-binding protein that is required for the correct localization and translational regulation of the grk message. We show that Cup and polyA-binding protein (PABP) interact physically with Sqd and with each other in ovaries. We show that cup mutants lay dorsalized eggs, enhance dorsalization of weak sqd alleles, and display defects in grk mRNA localization and Grk protein accumulation. In contrast, pAbp mutants lay ventralized eggs and enhance grk haploinsufficiency. PABP also interacts genetically and biochemically with Encore. These data predict a model in which Cup and Sqd mediate translational repression of unlocalized grk mRNA, and PABP and Enc facilitate translational activation of the message once it is fully localized to the dorsal-anterior region of the oocyte. These data also provide the first evidence of a link between the complex of commonly used trans-acting factors and Enc, a factor that is required for grk translation.
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- K Nicole Clouse
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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Vardy L, Orr-Weaver TL. Regulating translation of maternal messages: multiple repression mechanisms. Trends Cell Biol 2007; 17:547-54. [PMID: 18029182 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2007.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2007] [Revised: 09/06/2007] [Accepted: 09/07/2007] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The dowry of mRNAs and proteins that mothers provide their progeny as part of a common developmental strategy to permit rapid embryogenesis necessitates precise translational regulation of the deposited mRNAs. Recent studies with Drosophila uncovered diverse mechanisms to control translation of the transcripts for genes that control the cell cycle and embryonic patterning. The newly delineated mechanisms include: alternative ways to disrupt eIF4E action and the formation of the preinitiation complex b y the eIF4E homologous protein, d4EHP; recruitment of the deadenylase complex by the SMAUG and PUMILIO proteins; both poly(A)-dependent and -independent promotion of translation by the PNG kinase complex; and 5' cap-independent translational regulation b y BRUNO.
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- Leah Vardy
- Whitehead Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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Alekhina OM, Vassilenko KS, Spirin AS. Translation of non-capped mRNAs in a eukaryotic cell-free system: acceleration of initiation rate in the course of polysome formation. Nucleic Acids Res 2007; 35:6547-59. [PMID: 17897963 PMCID: PMC2095793 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkm725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2007] [Revised: 08/28/2007] [Accepted: 08/31/2007] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Real-time monitoring of the translation of non-capped luciferase mRNA in a wheat germ cell-free system has been performed by continuous in situ measurement of the luminescence increase in the translation mixture. The phenomenon of acceleration of translation has been revealed. It has been shown that the acceleration is accompanied by the loading of translating polysomes with additional ribosomes, and thus is caused mainly by a rise in the initiation rate, rather than the stimulation of elongation or the involvement of additional mRNA molecules in translation. The acceleration requires a sufficient concentration of mRNA and depends on the sequence of the 5' untranslated region (UTR). It can be abolished by the addition of excess cap analog (m(7)GpppGm). As the acceleration does not depend on the preliminary translation of other mRNAs in the same extract, the conclusion has been made that the effect is not due to activation of the ribosome population or other components of the system during translation, but rather it is the consequence of intra-polysomal events. The acceleration observed is discussed in terms of the model of two overlapping initiation pathways in eukaryotic polysomes: translation of non-capped mRNAs starts with eIF4F-independent initiation at 5' UTR, and after the formation of sufficiently loaded polysomes, they rearrange in such a way that a mechanism of re-initiation of terminating ribosomes switches on. The eIF4F-mediated circularization of polysomes may be considered as a possible event that leads to the re-initiation switch and the resultant acceleration effect.
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- Institute of Protein Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia
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Clayton C, Shapira M. Post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression in trypanosomes and leishmanias. Mol Biochem Parasitol 2007; 156:93-101. [PMID: 17765983 DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2007.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 309] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2007] [Revised: 07/12/2007] [Accepted: 07/13/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Gene expression in Kinetoplastids is very unusual in that the open reading frames are arranged in long polycistronic arrays, monocistronic mRNAs being created by post-transcriptional processing. Thus the regulation of gene expression is post-transcriptional. We here discuss recent results concerning the enzymes required for mRNA degradation, and components of the translation initiation machinery, and how both are regulated.
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- Christine Clayton
- Zentrum für Molekualre Biologie der Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 282, D69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Mariappan MM, Feliers D, Mummidi S, Choudhury GG, Kasinath BS. High glucose, high insulin, and their combination rapidly induce laminin-beta1 synthesis by regulation of mRNA translation in renal epithelial cells. Diabetes 2007; 56:476-85. [PMID: 17259394 DOI: 10.2337/db05-1334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Laminin is a glycoprotein that contributes to renal extracellular matrix expansion in diabetes. We investigated regulation of laminin-beta1 synthesis in murine renal proximal tubular epithelial cells by 30 mmol/l glucose (high glucose), 1 nmol/l insulin (high insulin), and their combination (high glucose+high insulin), simulating conditions observed during progression of type 2 diabetes. Compared with 5 mmol/l glucose and no insulin (control), high glucose alone, high insulin alone, or high glucose+high insulin together increased laminin-beta1 chain protein synthesis within 5 min, lasting for up to 60 min with no change in laminin-beta1 mRNA levels. Cycloheximide, but not actinomycin-D, abrogated increased laminin-beta1 synthesis. High glucose, high insulin, and high glucose+high insulin stimulated phosphorylation of 4E-BP1, a repressor binding protein for eukaryotic initiation factor 4E (eIF4E), that was dependent on activation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, Akt, and mammalian target of rapamycin. High glucose, high insulin, and high glucose+high insulin also promoted release of eIF4E from 4E-BP1, phosphorylation of eIF4E, and increase in eIF4E association with eIF4G, critical events in the initiation phase of mRNA translation. High glucose, high insulin, and high glucose+high insulin increased Erk phosphorylation, which is an upstream regulator of eIF4E phosphorylation, and PD098059, which is a MEK inhibitor that blocks Erk activation, abolished laminin-beta1 synthesis. This is the first demonstration of rapid increment in laminin-beta1 synthesis by regulation of its mRNA translation by cells exposed to high glucose, high insulin, or high glucose+high insulin.
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- Meenalakshmi M Mariappan
- Department of Medicine, MC7882, University of Texas Health Science Center, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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Sajic R, Lee K, Asai K, Sakac D, Branch DR, Upton C, Cochrane A. Use of modified U1 snRNAs to inhibit HIV-1 replication. Nucleic Acids Res 2006; 35:247-55. [PMID: 17158512 PMCID: PMC1802557 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkl1022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Control of RNA processing plays a central role in regulating the replication of HIV-1, in particular the 3' polyadenylation of viral RNA. Based on the demonstration that polyadenylation of mRNAs can be disrupted by the targeted binding of modified U1 snRNA, we examined whether binding of U1 snRNAs to conserved 10 nt regions within the terminal exon of HIV-1 was able to inhibit viral structural protein expression. In this report, we demonstrate that U1 snRNAs complementary to 5 of the 15 regions targeted result in significant suppression of HIV-1 protein expression and viral replication coincident with loss of viral RNA. Suppression of viral gene expression is dependent upon appropriate assembly of a U1 snRNP particle as mutations of U1 snRNA that affect binding of U1 70K or Sm proteins significantly reduced efficacy. However, constructs lacking U1A binding sites retained significant anti-viral activity. This finding suggests a role for these mutants in situations where the wild-type constructs cause toxic effects. The conserved nature of the sequences targeted and the high efficacy of the constructs suggests that this strategy has significant potential as an HIV therapeutic.
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- Department of Medicine, University of TorontoToronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of TorontoToronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of VictoriaVictoria, BC, Canada
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed at Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, M5S-1A8. Tel: +416 978 2500; Fax: +416 978-6885;
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Shen R, Miller WA. Structures required for poly(A) tail-independent translation overlap with, but are distinct from, cap-independent translation and RNA replication signals at the 3' end of Tobacco necrosis virus RNA. Virology 2006; 358:448-58. [PMID: 17023016 PMCID: PMC1995077 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2006.08.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2006] [Revised: 08/14/2006] [Accepted: 08/31/2006] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Tobacco necrosis necrovirus (TNV) RNA lacks both a 5' cap and a poly(A) tail but is translated efficiently, owing in part to a Barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV)-like cap-independent translation element (BTE) in its 3' untranslated region (UTR). Here, we identify sequence downstream of the BTE that is necessary for poly(A) tail-independent translation in vivo by using RNA encoding a luciferase reporter gene flanked by viral UTRs. Deletions and point mutations caused loss of translation that was restored by adding a poly(A) tail, and not by adding a 5' cap. The two 3'-proximal stem-loops in the viral genome contribute to poly(A) tail-independent translation, as well as RNA replication. For all necroviruses, we predict a conserved 3' UTR secondary structure that includes the BTE at one end of a long helical axis and the stem-loops required for poly(A) tail-independent translation and RNA replication at the other end. This work shows that a viral genome can harbor distinct cap- and poly(A) tail-mimic sequences in the 3' UTR.
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- Ruizhong Shen
- Interdepartmental Genetics Program and Department of Plant Pathology, Iowa State University
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- Interdepartmental Genetics Program and Department of Plant Pathology, Iowa State University
- Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology, Iowa State University
- *Corresponding author: Plant Pathology Department, 351 Bessey Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA, TEL: 515-294-2436, FAX: 515-294-9420,
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Fähling M, Mrowka R, Steege A, Nebrich G, Perlewitz A, Persson PB, Thiele BJ. Translational control of collagen prolyl 4-hydroxylase-alpha(I) gene expression under hypoxia. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:26089-101. [PMID: 16837461 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m604939200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Hypoxia is a pro-fibrotic stimulus, which is associated with enhanced collagen synthesis, as well as with augmented collagen prolyl 4-hydroxylase (C-P4H) activity. C-P4H activity is controlled mainly by regulated expression of the alpha C-P4H subunit. In this study we demonstrate that the increased synthesis of C-P4H-alpha(I) protein in human HT1080 fibroblasts under long term hypoxia (36 h, 1% oxygen) is controlled at the translational level. This is mediated by an interaction of RNA-binding protein nucleolin (approximately 64 kDa form) at the 5'- and 3'-untranslated regions (UTR) of the mRNA. The 5'/3'-UTR-dependent mechanism elevates the C-P4H-alpha(I) expression rate 2.3-fold, and participates in a 5.3-fold increased protein level under long term hypoxia. The interaction of nucleolin at the 5'-UTR occurs directly and depends on the existence of an AU-rich element. Statistical evaluation of the approximately 64-kDa nucleolin/RNA interaction studies revealed a core binding sequence, corresponding to UAAAUC or AAAUCU. At the 3'-UTR, nucleolin assembles indirectly via protein/protein interaction, with the help of another 3'-UTR-binding protein, presumably annexin A2. The increased protein level of the approximately 64-kDa nucleolin under hypoxia can be attributed to an autocatalytic cleavage of a high molecular weight nucleolin form, without alterations in nucleolin mRNA concentration. Thus, the alteration of translational efficiency by nucleolin, which occurs through a hypoxia inducible factor independent pathway, is an important step in C-P4H-alpha(I) regulation under hypoxia.
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- Michael Fähling
- Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institut für Vegetative Physiologie, D-10117 Berlin, Germany.
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Koumenis C, Wouters BG. "Translating" tumor hypoxia: unfolded protein response (UPR)-dependent and UPR-independent pathways. Mol Cancer Res 2006; 4:423-36. [PMID: 16849518 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-06-0150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 187] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Poor oxygenation (hypoxia) is present in the majority of human tumors and is associated with poor prognosis due to the protection it affords to radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Hypoxia also elicits multiple cellular response pathways that alter gene expression and affect tumor progression, including two recently identified separate pathways that strongly suppress the rates of mRNA translation during hypoxia. The first pathway is activated extremely rapidly and is mediated by phosphorylation and inhibition of the eukaryotic initiation factor 2alpha. Phosphorylation of this factor occurs as part of a coordinated endoplasmic reticulum stress response program known as the unfolded protein response and activation of this program is required for hypoxic cell survival and tumor growth. Translation during hypoxia is also inhibited through the inactivation of a second eukaryotic initiation complex, eukaryotic initiation factor 4F. At least part of this inhibition is mediated through a Redd1 and tuberous sclerosis complex 1/2-dependent inhibition of the mammalian target of rapamycin kinase. Inhibition of mRNA translation is hypothesized to affect the cellular tolerance to hypoxia in part by promoting energy homeostasis. However, regulation of translation also results in a specific increase in the synthesis of a subset of hypoxia-induced proteins. Consequently, both arms of translational control during hypoxia influence gene expression and phenotype. These hypoxic response pathways show differential activation requirements that are dependent on the level of oxygenation and duration of hypoxia and are themselves highly dynamic. Thus, the severity and duration of hypoxia can lead to different biological and therapeutic consequences.
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- Constantinos Koumenis
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Maastricht Radiation Oncology (Maastro) Laboratory, GROW Research Institute, USN50/23 University of Maastricht, the Netherlands
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RNA is a key macromolecule for the mobilisation and interpretation of genetic information. Research has sought to exploit the inherent properties of RNA, such as the direct production of proteins in the cytoplasm without the need for nuclear translocation. This property makes the delivery of genes into postmitotic cells especially attractive. Recently, RNA transfer into postmitotic dendritic cells (DCs) has emerged as a potential new therapeutic agent in the area of immunotherapy. DCs are the most important regulators of the immune system. Thus, transfecting DCs with RNA allows the specific manipulation of immune responses and, thereby, the treatment of a variety of diseases, such as cancer. Preclinical studies have demonstrated that RNA-transduced DCs efficiently stimulate antigen-specific T cell responses in vitro and in animal tumour models. In addition, the clinical data from Phase I and II trials of tumour patients indicate that RNA-transduced DCs represent a promising approach for the development of future vaccination strategies. The use of RNA molecules as therapeutic agents is a relatively new approach in the treatment of diseases, such as cancer, but has received increasing attention during the past decade. Especially in the field of immunotherapy, the inherent properties of RNA molecules in combination with immunostimulating dendritic cells (DCs) are being investigated at present for their beneficial therapeutic effect. Immunotherapy is based on the stimulation of the patient's immune system to recognise and eliminate infected cells or tumour cells in an antigen-specific manner. Current approaches focus on the stimulation of CD8(+) cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses, as well as on the induction of CD4(+) T helper cell responses, in order to obtain optimal and sustained immune responses capable of eliminating altered cells. This review mainly focuses on the potential use of RNA-transduced DCs as a therapeutic strategy in the treatment of cancer, as current studies on the treatment of infectious diseases are just beginning.
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- Tatjana C Gust
- Charité, Laboratory of Inflammation and Gene Therapy, Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Krahmerstrasse 6-10, 12207 Berlin, Germany
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Morley SJ, Coldwell MJ, Clemens MJ. Initiation factor modifications in the preapoptotic phase. Cell Death Differ 2005; 12:571-84. [PMID: 15900314 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4401591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Recent studies have identified several mechanistic links between the regulation of translation and the process of apoptosis. Rates of protein synthesis are controlled by a wide range of agents that induce cell death, and in many instances, the changes that occur to the translational machinery precede overt apoptosis and loss of cell viability. The two principal ways in which factors required for translational activity are modified prior to and during apoptosis involve (i) changes in protein phosphorylation and (ii) specific proteolytic cleavages. In this review, we summarise the principal targets for such regulation, with particular emphasis on polypeptide chain initiation factors eIF2 and eIF4G and the eIF4E-binding proteins. We indicate how the functions of these factors and of other proteins with which they interact may be altered as a result of activation of apoptosis and we discuss the potential significance of such changes for translational control and cell growth regulation.
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- S J Morley
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QG, UK.
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Izquierdo JM, Cuezva JM. Epigenetic regulation of the binding activity of translation inhibitory proteins that bind the 3' untranslated region of beta-F1-ATPase mRNA by adenine nucleotides and the redox state. Arch Biochem Biophys 2005; 433:481-6. [PMID: 15581605 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2004.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2004] [Revised: 10/04/2004] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Here, we describe the binding affinities and the regulation of the binding activities of the fetal liver proteins that interact with the 3' untranslated region of beta-F1-ATPase mRNA (beta-mRNA). These proteins (3'beta FBPs), which are involved in the repression of beta-mRNA translation during fetal development, have poly(A)-binding activity. Reducing agents do not affect the RNA-binding activity of 3'beta FBPs. In contrast, oxidizing and alkylating reagents abolished the binding activity of 3'beta FBPs to its target RNA element, an effect that is partially prevented by the presence of reducing agents. Interestingly, the availability of adenine nucleotides regulates in a concentration-dependent manner the binding activities of 3'beta FBPs. The results suggest that epigenetic changes that occur at the time of birth affecting both the redox and energy state of the liver play a relevant role in the regulation of the binding activities of 3'beta FBPs and therefore in the translation of beta-mRNA.
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- José M Izquierdo
- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, C.S.I.C.-U.A.M., Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Bravo J, Aguilar-Henonin L, Olmedo G, Guzmán P. Four distinct classes of proteins as interaction partners of the PABC domain of Arabidopsis thaliana Poly(A)-binding proteins. Mol Genet Genomics 2005; 272:651-65. [PMID: 15650869 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-004-1090-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2004] [Accepted: 11/11/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Poly(A)-binding proteins (PABPs) play an important role in the regulation of translation and the control of mRNA stability in eukaryotes, and their functions are known to be essential in many organisms. PABPs contain a highly conserved C-terminal segment termed the PABC domain. The PABC domain from human PABP interacts with the proteins PAIP1, PAIP2 and RF3 via its PAM2 motifs. These interactions are important for modulating translation. Arabidopsis has eight PABPs, an unexpectedly large number in comparison to other eukaryotes whose genomes have been sequenced. Six of the Arabidopsis PABPs contain the conserved PABC domain. In this work, we have identified PABC-interacting proteins in Arabidopsis. Two proteins, which we named CID1 and CID7, were initially isolated in a two-hybrid screen, and eleven more were predicted to be present in the Arabidopsis proteome and eleven in the rice proteome. Among the 24 PAM2-containing proteins in this set, we observed a diversity of modules of intriguing function, ranging from acidic regions similar to the PAM1 motif found in human PAIP1 and PAIP2, to domains such as the small MutS-related domain, the Lsm domains of Ataxin-2, and RNA recognition motifs (RRMs). We suggest that the large number of PABPs and PAM2-containing proteins may have evolved to provide plants with greater flexibility in modulating the metabolism of specific transcripts. We also found that two PABP genes, PAB2 (ubiquitously expressed) and PAB5 (expressed in reproductive tissues), are essential for viability, suggesting that each has a vital and specific function.
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- Jaime Bravo
- Departamento de Ingeniería Genética de Plantas, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Unidad Irapuato, Apartado Postal 629, Irapuato, Gto., 36500, México
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Janssen E, Kuiper J, Hodgson D, Zingman LV, Alekseev AE, Terzic A, Wieringa B. Two structurally distinct and spatially compartmentalized adenylate kinases are expressed from the AK1 gene in mouse brain. Mol Cell Biochem 2004; 256-257:59-72. [PMID: 14977170 DOI: 10.1023/b:mcbi.0000009859.15267.db] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Adenylate kinases (AK, EC 2.7.4.3) have been considered important enzymes for energy homeostasis and metabolic signaling. To gain a better understanding of their cell-specific significance we studied the structural and functional aspects of products of one adenylate kinase gene, AK1, in mouse tissues. By combined computer database comparison and Northern analysis of mRNAs, we identified transcripts of 0.7 and 2.0 kilobases with different 5' and 3' non-coding regions which result from alternative use of promoters and polyadenylation sites. These mRNAs specify two distinct proteins, AK1 and a membrane-bound AK1 isoform (AK1beta), which differ in their N-terminal end and are co-expressed in several tissues with high-energy demand, including the brain. Immunohistochemical analysis of brain tissue and primary neurons and astrocytes in culture demonstrated that AK1 isoforms are expressed predominantly in neurons. AK1beta, when tested in transfected COS-1 and N2a neuroblastoma cells, located at the cellular membrane and was able to catalyze phosphorylation of ADP in vitro. In addition, AK1beta mediated AMP-induced activation of recombinant ATP-sensitive potassium channels in the presence of ATP. Thus, two structurally distinct AK1 isoforms co-exist in the mouse brain within distinct cellular locations. These enzymes may function in promoting energy homeostasis in the compartmentalized cytosol and in translating cellular energetic signals to membrane metabolic sensors.
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- Edwin Janssen
- Department of Cell Biology, NCMLS University Medical Center, University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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Lejeune F, Ranganathan AC, Maquat LE. eIF4G is required for the pioneer round of translation in mammalian cells. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2004; 11:992-1000. [PMID: 15361857 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2004] [Accepted: 08/03/2004] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) in mammalian cells targets cap-binding protein 80 (CBP80)-bound mRNA during or after a pioneer round of translation. It is unknown whether eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4G (eIF4G) functions in the pioneer round. We show that baculovirus-produced CBP80 and CBP20 independently interact with eIF4GI. The interactions between eIF4G and the heterodimer CBP80/20 suggest that eIF4G has a function in the pioneer initiation complex rather than merely a presence during remodeling to the steady-state complex. First, NMD is inhibited upon eIF4G cleavage by HIV-2 or poliovirus 2A protease. Second, eIF4GI coimmunopurifies with pre-mRNA, indicating that it associates with transcripts before the pioneer round. Third, eIF4G immunopurifies with Upf NMD factors and eIF4AIII, which are constituents of the pioneer translation initiation complex. We propose a model in which eIF4G serves to connect CBP80/20 with other initiation factors during the pioneer round of translation.
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- Fabrice Lejeune
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, School of Medicine and Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 712, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, 14642 USA
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Caron S, Charon M, Cramer E, Sonenberg N, Dusanter-Fourt I. Selective modification of eukaryotic initiation factor 4F (eIF4F) at the onset of cell differentiation: recruitment of eIF4GII and long-lasting phosphorylation of eIF4E. Mol Cell Biol 2004; 24:4920-8. [PMID: 15143184 PMCID: PMC416417 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.24.11.4920-4928.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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mRNA translation is mainly regulated at the level of initiation, a process that involves the synergistic action of the 5' cap structure and the 3' poly(A) tail at the ends of eukaryotic mRNA. The eukaryote initiation factor 4G(eIF4G) is a pivotal scaffold protein that forms a critical link between mRNA cap structure, poly(A) tail, and the small ribosomal subunit. There are two functional homologs of eIF4G in mammals, the original eIF4G, renamed eIF4GI, and eIF4GII that functionally complements eIF4GI. To date, biochemical and functional analysis have not identified differential activities for eIF4GI and eIF4GII. In this report, we demonstrate that eIF4GII, but not eIF4GI, is selectively recruited to capped mRNA at the onset of cell differentiation. This recruitment is coincident with a strong and long-lasting phosphorylation of eIF4E and the release of 4E-BP1, a suppressor of eIF4E function, from the cap structure, without a concomitant change in 4E-BP1's phosphorylation. Our data further indicate that cytokines such as thrombopoietin can differentially regulate eIF4GI/II activities. These results provide the first evidence that eIF4GI/II does fulfill selective roles in mammalian cells.
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- Sandrine Caron
- Department of Hematology, Institut Cochin, INSERM U567, Maternité Port-Royal, 123 Bd Port-Royal, 75014 Paris, France.
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Shen R, Miller WA. The 3' untranslated region of tobacco necrosis virus RNA contains a barley yellow dwarf virus-like cap-independent translation element. J Virol 2004; 78:4655-64. [PMID: 15078948 PMCID: PMC387721 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.78.9.4655-4664.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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RNAs of many viruses are translated efficiently in the absence of a 5' cap structure. The tobacco necrosis virus (TNV) genome is an uncapped, nonpolyadenylated RNA whose translation mechanism has not been well investigated. Computational analysis predicted a cap-independent translation element (TE) within the 3' untranslated region (3' UTR) of TNV RNA that resembles the TE of barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV), a luteovirus. Here we report that such a TE does indeed exist in the 3' UTR of TNV strain D. Like the BYDV TE, the TNV TE (i) functions both in vitro and in vivo, (ii) requires additional sequence for cap-independent translation in vivo, (iii) has a similar secondary structure and the conserved sequence CGGAUCCUGGGAAACAGG, (iv) is inactivated by a four-base duplication in this conserved sequence, (v) can function in the 5' UTR, and (vi) when located in its natural 3' location, may form long-distance base pairing with the viral 5' UTR that is conserved and probably required. The TNV TE differs from the BYDV TE by having only three helical domains instead of four. Similar structures were found in all members of the Necrovirus genus of the Tombusviridae family, except satellite tobacco necrosis virus, which harbors a different 3' cap-independent translation domain. The presence of the BYDV-like TE in select genera of different families indicates that phylogenetic distribution of TEs does not follow standard viral taxonomic relationships. We propose a new class of cap-independent TE called BYDV-like TE.
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- Ruizhong Shen
- Interdepartmental Genetics Program and Department of Plant Pathology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
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Inoue M, Shen GP, Chaudhry MA, Galick H, Blaisdell JO, Wallace SS. Expression of the oxidative base excision repair enzymes is not induced in TK6 human lymphoblastoid cells after low doses of ionizing radiation. Radiat Res 2004; 161:409-17. [PMID: 15038771 DOI: 10.1667/3163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Most of the DNA damage produced by ionizing radiation is repaired by the base excision repair (BER) pathway. To determine whether the BER genes were up-regulated by low doses of ionizing radiation, we investigated their expression in TK6 human lymphoblastoid cells by measuring mRNA levels using real-time quantitative PCR. No induction at the transcriptional level of any of the base excision repair genes, NTH1 (NTHL1), OGG1, NEIL1, NEIL2, NEIL3, APE1, POLB, or accessory protein genes, LIG3, XRCC1 or XPG, was found at gamma-radiation doses ranging from 1 cGy to 2 Gy in a 24-h period. As has been measured in other cell lines, a dose-dependent induction of CDKN1A (WAF1) mRNA levels was observed in TK6 cells in the dose range of 0.5 to 2.0 Gy. We also examined BER enzyme activity on 8-oxoguanine-, dihydrouracil- and furan-containing oligonucleotide substrates and found no increase in extracts of TK6 cells after gamma-ray doses of 0.5-2.0 Gy. These data were corroborated by Western blot analysis of APE1 and NTH1, suggesting that the BER enzymes are also not up-regulated at the post-transcriptional level after ionizing radiation exposure.
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- M Inoue
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, The Markey Center for Molecular Genetics, The University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405-0068, USA
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Vitour D, Lindenbaum P, Vende P, Becker MM, Poncet D. RoXaN, a novel cellular protein containing TPR, LD, and zinc finger motifs, forms a ternary complex with eukaryotic initiation factor 4G and rotavirus NSP3. J Virol 2004; 78:3851-62. [PMID: 15047801 PMCID: PMC374268 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.78.8.3851-3862.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2003] [Accepted: 12/23/2003] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Rotavirus mRNAs are capped but not polyadenylated, and viral proteins are translated by the cellular translation machinery. This is accomplished through the action of the viral nonstructural protein NSP3, which specifically binds the 3' consensus sequence of viral mRNAs and interacts with the eukaryotic translation initiation factor eIF4G I. To further our understanding of the role of NSP3 in rotavirus replication, we looked for other cellular proteins capable of interacting with this viral protein. Using the yeast two-hybrid assay, we identified a novel cellular protein-binding partner for rotavirus NSP3. This 110-kDa cellular protein, named RoXaN (rotavirus X protein associated with NSP3), contains a minimum of three regions predicted to be involved in protein-protein or nucleic acid-protein interactions. A tetratricopeptide repeat region, a protein-protein interaction domain most often found in multiprotein complexes, is present in the amino-terminal region. In the carboxy terminus, at least five zinc finger motifs are observed, further suggesting the capacity of RoXaN to bind other proteins or nucleic acids. Between these two regions exists a paxillin leucine-aspartate repeat (LD) motif which is involved in protein-protein interactions. RoXaN is capable of interacting with NSP3 in vivo and during rotavirus infection. Domains of interaction were mapped and correspond to the dimerization domain of NSP3 (amino acids 163 to 237) and the LD domain of RoXaN (amino acids 244 to 341). The interaction between NSP3 and RoXaN does not impair the interaction between NSP3 and eIF4G I, and a ternary complex made of NSP3, RoXaN, and eIF4G I can be detected in rotavirus-infected cells, implicating RoXaN in translation regulation.
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- Damien Vitour
- Virologie Moléculaire et Structurale, Unité Mixte de Recherche, CNRS-INRA, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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