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Zhouravleva GA, Bondarev SA, Zemlyanko OM, Moskalenko SE. Role of Proteins Interacting with the eRF1 and eRF3 Release Factors in the Regulation of Translation and Prionization. Mol Biol 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026893322010101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Saini N, Roberts SA, Sterling JF, Malc EP, Mieczkowski PA, Gordenin DA. APOBEC3B cytidine deaminase targets the non-transcribed strand of tRNA genes in yeast. DNA Repair (Amst) 2017; 53:4-14. [PMID: 28351647 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2017.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2017] [Revised: 02/23/2017] [Accepted: 03/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Variations in mutation rates across the genome have been demonstrated both in model organisms and in cancers. This phenomenon is largely driven by the damage specificity of diverse mutagens and the differences in DNA repair efficiency in given genomic contexts. Here, we demonstrate that the single-strand DNA-specific cytidine deaminase APOBEC3B (A3B) damages tRNA genes at a 1000-fold higher efficiency than other non-tRNA genomic regions in budding yeast. We found that A3B-induced lesions in tRNA genes were predominantly located on the non-transcribed strand, while no transcriptional strand bias was observed in protein coding genes. Furthermore, tRNA gene mutations were exacerbated in cells where RNaseH expression was completely abolished (Δrnh1Δrnh35). These data suggest a transcription-dependent mechanism for A3B-induced tRNA gene hypermutation. Interestingly, in strains proficient in DNA repair, only 1% of the abasic sites formed upon excision of A3B-deaminated cytosines were not repaired leading to mutations in tRNA genes, while 18% of these lesions failed to be repaired in the remainder of the genome. A3B-induced mutagenesis in tRNA genes was found to be efficiently suppressed by the redundant activities of both base excision repair (BER) and the error-free DNA damage bypass pathway. On the other hand, deficiencies in BER did not have a profound effect on A3B-induced mutations in CAN1, the reporter for protein coding genes. We hypothesize that differences in the mechanisms underlying ssDNA formation at tRNA genes and other genomic loci are the key determinants of the choice of the repair pathways and consequently the efficiency of DNA damage repair in these regions. Overall, our results indicate that tRNA genes are highly susceptible to ssDNA-specific DNA damaging agents. However, increased DNA repair efficacy in tRNA genes can prevent their hypermutation and maintain both genome and proteome homeostasis.
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- Natalie Saini
- Genome Integrity and Structural Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, US National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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- School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- Genome Integrity and Structural Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, US National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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- Department of Genetics,Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Genetics,Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Genome Integrity and Structural Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, US National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA.
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Drozdova P, Mironova L, Zhouravleva G. Haploid yeast cells undergo a reversible phenotypic switch associated with chromosome II copy number. BMC Genet 2016; 17:152. [PMID: 28105933 PMCID: PMC5249023 DOI: 10.1186/s12863-016-0464-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND SUP35 and SUP45 are essential genes encoding polypeptide chain release factors. However, mutants for these genes may be viable but display pleiotropic phenotypes which include, but are not limited to, nonsense suppressor phenotype due to translation termination defect. [PSI +] prion formation is another Sup35p-associated mechanism leading to nonsense suppression through decreased availability of functional Sup35p. [PSI +] differs from genuine sup35 mutations by the possibility of its elimination and subsequent re-induction. Some suppressor sup35 mutants had also been shown to undergo a reversible phenotypic switch in the opposite direction. This reversible switching had been attributed to a prion termed [ISP +]. However, even though many phenotypic and molecular level features of [ISP +] were revealed, the mechanism behind this phenomenon has not been clearly explained and might be more complex than suggested initially. RESULTS Here we took a genomic approach to look into the molecular basis of the difference between the suppressor (Isp-) and non-suppressor (Isp+) phenotypes. We report that the reason for the difference between the Isp+ and the Isp- phenotypes is chromosome II copy number changes and support our finding with showing that these changes are indeed reversible by reproducing the phenotypic switch and tracking karyotypic changes. Finally, we suggest mechanisms that mediate elevation in nonsense suppression efficiency upon amplification of chromosome II and facilitate switching between these states. CONCLUSIONS (i) In our experimental system, amplification of chromosome II confers nonsense suppressor phenotype and guanidine hydrochloride resistance at the cost of overall decreased viability in rich medium. (ii) SFP1 might represent a novel regulator of chromosome stability, as SFP1 overexpression elevates frequency of the additional chromosome loss in our system. (iii) Prolonged treatment with guanidine hydrochloride leads to selection of resistant isolates, some of which are disomic for chromosome II.
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- Polina Drozdova
- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, St. Petersburg State University, 199034, Universitetskaya nab. 7-9, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, St. Petersburg State University, 199034, Universitetskaya nab. 7-9, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, St. Petersburg State University, 199034, Universitetskaya nab. 7-9, St. Petersburg, Russia
- Laboratory of Amyloid Biology, St. Petersburg State University, 199034, Universitetskaya nab. 7-9, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Drozdova PB, Tarasov OV, Matveenko AG, Radchenko EA, Sopova JV, Polev DE, Inge-Vechtomov SG, Dobrynin PV. Genome Sequencing and Comparative Analysis of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strains of the Peterhof Genetic Collection. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0154722. [PMID: 27152522 PMCID: PMC4859572 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2016] [Accepted: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The Peterhof genetic collection of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains (PGC) is a large laboratory stock that has accumulated several thousands of strains for over than half a century. It originated independently of other common laboratory stocks from a distillery lineage (race XII). Several PGC strains have been extensively used in certain fields of yeast research but their genomes have not been thoroughly explored yet. Here we employed whole genome sequencing to characterize five selected PGC strains including one of the closest to the progenitor, 15V-P4, and several strains that have been used to study translation termination and prions in yeast (25-25-2V-P3982, 1B-D1606, 74-D694, and 6P-33G-D373). The genetic distance between the PGC progenitor and S288C is comparable to that between two geographically isolated populations. The PGC seems to be closer to two bakery strains than to S288C-related laboratory stocks or European wine strains. In genomes of the PGC strains, we found several loci which are absent from the S288C genome; 15V-P4 harbors a rare combination of the gene cluster characteristic for wine strains and the RTM1 cluster. We closely examined known and previously uncharacterized gene variants of particular strains and were able to establish the molecular basis for known phenotypes including phenylalanine auxotrophy, clumping behavior and galactose utilization. Finally, we made sequencing data and results of the analysis available for the yeast community. Our data widen the knowledge about genetic variation between Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains and can form the basis for planning future work in PGC-related strains and with PGC-derived alleles.
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- Polina B. Drozdova
- Dept. of Genetics and Biotechnology, Saint Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
- Bioinformatics Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Dept. of Genetics and Biotechnology, Saint Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
- St. Petersburg Scientific Center of RAS, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Dept. of Genetics and Biotechnology, Saint Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
- St. Petersburg Branch, Vavilov Institute of General Genetics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia
- Laboratory of Amyloid Biology, Saint Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Dept. of Genetics and Biotechnology, Saint Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
- Bioinformatics Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Dept. of Genetics and Biotechnology, Saint Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
- St. Petersburg Branch, Vavilov Institute of General Genetics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia
- Institute of Translational Biomedicine, Saint Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Research Resource Center for Molecular and Cell Technologies, Research Park, Saint-Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Dept. of Genetics and Biotechnology, Saint Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
- St. Petersburg Branch, Vavilov Institute of General Genetics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Bioinformatics Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia
- Theodosius Dobzhansky Center for Genome Bioinformatics, Saint Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Nizhnikov AA, Antonets KS, Inge-Vechtomov SG, Derkatch IL. Modulation of efficiency of translation termination in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Prion 2014; 8:247-60. [PMID: 25486049 DOI: 10.4161/pri.29851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Nonsense suppression is a readthrough of premature termination codons. It typically occurs either due to the recognition of stop codons by tRNAs with mutant anticodons, or due to a decrease in the fidelity of translation termination. In the latter case, suppressors usually promote the readthrough of different types of nonsense codons and are thus called omnipotent nonsense suppressors. Omnipotent nonsense suppressors were identified in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae in 1960s, and most of subsequent studies were performed in this model organism. Initially, omnipotent suppressors were localized by genetic analysis to different protein- and RNA-encoding genes, mostly the components of translational machinery. Later, nonsense suppression was found to be caused not only by genomic mutations, but also by epigenetic elements, prions. Prions are self-perpetuating protein conformations usually manifested by infectious protein aggregates. Modulation of translational accuracy by prions reflects changes in the activity of their structural proteins involved in different aspects of protein synthesis. Overall, nonsense suppression can be seen as a "phenotypic mirror" of events affecting the accuracy of the translational machine. However, the range of proteins participating in the modulation of translation termination fidelity is not fully elucidated. Recently, the list has been expanded significantly by findings that revealed a number of weak genetic and epigenetic nonsense suppressors, the effect of which can be detected only in specific genetic backgrounds. This review summarizes the data on the nonsense suppressors decreasing the fidelity of translation termination in S. cerevisiae, and discusses the functional significance of the modulation of translational accuracy.
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- Anton A Nizhnikov
- a Department of Genetics and Biotechnology ; St. Petersburg State University ; St. Petersburg , Russia
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Betney R, de Silva E, Mertens C, Knox Y, Krishnan J, Stansfield I. Regulation of release factor expression using a translational negative feedback loop: a systems analysis. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2012; 18:2320-34. [PMID: 23104998 PMCID: PMC3504682 DOI: 10.1261/rna.035113.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The essential eukaryote release factor eRF1, encoded by the yeast SUP45 gene, recognizes stop codons during ribosomal translation. SUP45 nonsense alleles are, however, viable due to the establishment of feedback-regulated readthrough of the premature termination codon; reductions in full-length eRF1 promote tRNA-mediated stop codon readthrough, which, in turn, drives partial production of full-length eRF1. A deterministic mathematical model of this eRF1 feedback loop was developed using a staged increase in model complexity. Model predictions matched the experimental observation that strains carrying the mutant SUQ5 tRNA (a weak UAA suppressor) in combination with any of the tested sup45(UAA) nonsense alleles exhibit threefold more stop codon readthrough than that of an SUQ5 yeast strain. The model also successfully predicted that eRF1 feedback control in an SUQ5 sup45(UAA) mutant would resist, but not completely prevent, imposed changes in eRF1 expression. In these experiments, the introduction of a plasmid-borne SUQ5 copy into a sup45(UAA) SUQ5 mutant directed additional readthrough and full-length eRF1 expression, despite feedback. Secondly, induction of additional sup45(UAA) mRNA expression in a sup45(UAA) SUQ5 strain also directed increased full-length eRF1 expression. The autogenous sup45 control mechanism therefore acts not to precisely control eRF1 expression, but rather as a damping mechanism that only partially resists changes in release factor expression level. The validated model predicts that the degree of feedback damping (i.e., control precision) is proportional to eRF1 affinity for the premature stop codon. The validated model represents an important tool to analyze this and other translational negative feedback loops.
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MESH Headings
- Binding, Competitive
- Codon, Terminator/genetics
- Codon, Terminator/metabolism
- Feedback, Physiological
- Genes, Fungal
- Models, Biological
- Mutation
- Peptide Termination Factors/genetics
- Peptide Termination Factors/metabolism
- Protein Biosynthesis
- RNA, Fungal/genetics
- RNA, Fungal/metabolism
- RNA, Transfer/genetics
- RNA, Transfer/metabolism
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolism
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/genetics
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/metabolism
- Systems Analysis
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- Russell Betney
- University of Aberdeen, School of Medical Sciences, Institute of Medical Sciences, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, United Kingdom
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- Chemical Engineering and Chemical Technology, Institute for Systems and Synthetic Biology, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- University of Aberdeen, School of Medical Sciences, Institute of Medical Sciences, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, United Kingdom
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- University of Aberdeen, School of Medical Sciences, Institute of Medical Sciences, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, United Kingdom
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- Chemical Engineering and Chemical Technology, Institute for Systems and Synthetic Biology, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- University of Aberdeen, School of Medical Sciences, Institute of Medical Sciences, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, United Kingdom
- Corresponding authorE-mail
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Delage MM, Dutertre S, Le Guével R, Frolova L, Berkova N. Monoclonal antibodies against human translation termination factor eRF3 and their utilization for sub-cellular localization of eRF3. J Biochem 2011; 150:49-59. [PMID: 21421683 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvr035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Eukaryotic translation termination is triggered by peptide release factors eRF1 and eRF3. eRF1 recognizes the stop codon and promotes nascent peptide chain release, while eRF3 facilitates this peptide release in a GTP-dependent manner. In addition to its role in termination, eRF3 is involved in normal and nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. Despite extensive investigation, the complete understanding of eRF3 function have been hampered by the lack of specific anti-eRF3 monoclonal antibodies (Mabs). The purpose of the study was production of recombinant eRF3a/GSPT1, development of anti-eRF3a/GSPT1 Mabs and their utilization for eRF3a/GSPT1 sub-cellular localization. Plasmid encoding C-terminal part of human GSPT1/eRF3a was constructed. Purified protein, which was predominantly present in the inclusion bodies, was used for the development of Mabs. Characterization of the regions recognized by Mabs using GSPT1/eRF3a mutants and its visualization in the 3D space suggested that Mabs recognize different epitopes. Consistent with its function in translational termination, immunostaining of the cells with developed Mabs revealed that the endogenous GSPT1/eRF3a localized in endoplasmic reticulum. Taking into account the important role of eRF3 for the fundamental research one can suggests that developed Mabs have great prospective to be used as a research reagent in a wide range of applications.
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Betney R, de Silva E, Krishnan J, Stansfield I. Autoregulatory systems controlling translation factor expression: thermostat-like control of translational accuracy. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2010; 16:655-63. [PMID: 20185543 PMCID: PMC2844614 DOI: 10.1261/rna.1796210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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In both prokaryotes and eukaryotes, the expression of a large number of genes is controlled by negative feedback, in some cases operating at the level of translation of the mRNA transcript. Of particular interest are those cases where the proteins concerned have cell-wide function in recognizing a particular codon or RNA sequence. Examples include the bacterial translation termination release factor RF2, initiation factor IF3, and eukaryote poly(A) binding protein. The regulatory loops that control their synthesis establish a negative feedback control mechanism based upon that protein's RNA sequence recognition function in translation (for example, stop codon recognition) without compromising the accurate recognition of that codon, or sequence during general, cell-wide translation. Here, the bacterial release factor RF2 and initiation factor IF3 negative feedback loops are reviewed and compared with similar negative feedback loops that regulate the levels of the eukaryote release factor, eRF1, established artificially by mutation. The control properties of such negative feedback loops are discussed as well as their evolution. The role of negative feedback to control translation factor expression is considered in the context of a growing body of evidence that both IF3 and RF2 can play a role in stimulating stalled ribosomes to abandon translation in response to amino acid starvation. Here, we make the case that negative feedback control serves primarily to limit the overexpression of these translation factors, preventing the loss of fitness resulting from an unregulated increase in the frequency of ribosome drop-off.
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- Russell Betney
- School of Medical Sciences, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, United Kingdom
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Chabelskaya SV, Zhouravleva GA. Mutations in the SUP35 gene impair nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. Mol Biol 2010. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026893310010073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Rogoza TM, Viktorovskaya OV, Rodionova SA, Ivanov MS, Volkov KV, Mironova LN. Search for genes influencing the maintenance of the [ISP +] prion-like antisuppressor determinant in yeast with the use of an insertion gene library. Mol Biol 2009. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026893309030029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The paradox of viable sup45 STOP mutations: a necessary equilibrium between translational readthrough, activity and stability of the protein. Mol Genet Genomics 2009; 282:83-96. [PMID: 19370360 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-009-0447-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2008] [Accepted: 03/26/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The mechanisms leading to non-lethality of nonsense mutations in essential genes are poorly understood. Here, we focus on the factors influencing viability of yeast cells bearing premature termination codons (PTCs) in the essential gene SUP45 encoding translation termination factor eRF1. Using a dual reporter system we compared readthrough efficiency of the natural termination codon of SUP45 gene, spontaneous sup45-n (nonsense) mutations, nonsense mutations obtained by site-directed mutagenesis (76Q --> TAA, 242R --> TGA, 317L --> TAG). The nonsense mutations in SUP45 gene were shown to be situated in moderate contexts for readthrough efficiency. We showed that readthrough efficiency of some of the mutations present in the sup45 mutants is not correlated with full-length Sup45 protein amount. This resulted from modification of both sup45 mRNA stability which varies 3-fold among sup45-n mutants and degradation rate of mutant Sup45 proteins. Our results demonstrate that some substitutions in the place of PTCs decrease Sup45 stability. The viability of sup45 nonsense mutants is therefore supported by diverse mechanisms that control the final amount of functional Sup45 in cells.
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Akhmaloka, Susilowati PE, Subandi, Madayanti F. Mutation at tyrosine in AMLRY (GILRY like) motif of yeast eRF1 on nonsense codons suppression and binding affinity to eRF3. Int J Biol Sci 2008; 4:87-95. [PMID: 18463713 PMCID: PMC2359899 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.4.87] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2008] [Accepted: 04/20/2008] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Termination translation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is controlled by two interacting polypeptide chain release factors, eRF1 and eRF3. Two regions in human eRF1, position at 281-305 and position at 411-415, were proposed to be involved on the interaction to eRF3. In this study we have constructed and characterized yeast eRF1 mutant at position 410 (correspond to 415 human eRF1) from tyrosine to serine residue resulting eRF1(Y410S). The mutations did not affect the viability and temperature sensitivity of the cell. The stop codons suppression of the mutant was analyzed in vivo using PGK-stop codon-LACZ gene fusion and showed that the suppression of the mutant was significantly increased in all of codon terminations. The suppression on UAG codon was the highest increased among the stop codons by comparing the suppression of the wild type respectively. In vitro interaction between eRF1 (mutant and wild type) to eRF3 were carried out using eRF1-(His)6 and eRF1(Y410S)-(His)6 expressed in Escherichia coli and indigenous Saccharomyces cerevisiae eRF3. The results showed that the binding affinity of eRF1(Y410S) to eRF3 was decreased up to 20% of the wild type binding affinity. Computer modeling analysis using Swiss-Prot and Amber version 9.0 programs revealed that the overall structure of eRF1(Y410S) has no significant different with the wild type. However, substitution of tyrosine to serine triggered the structural change on the other motif of C-terminal domain of eRF1. The data suggested that increasing stop codon suppression and decreasing of the binding affinity of eRF1(Y410S) were probably due to the slight modification on the structure of the C-terminal domain.
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- Akhmaloka
- Biochemistry Research Division, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jln Ganesha 10, Bandung, Indonesia.
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