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Mynampati BK, Muthukumarappa T, Ghosh S, Ram J. A silent mutation in human alpha-A crystallin gene in patients with age-related nuclear or cortical cataract. Bosn J Basic Med Sci 2017; 17:114-119. [PMID: 28146420 DOI: 10.17305/bjbms.2017.1745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2016] [Revised: 11/29/2016] [Accepted: 11/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A cataract is a complex multifactorial disease that results from alterations in the cellular architecture, i.e. lens proteins. Genes associated with the development of lens include crystallin genes. Although crystallins are highly conserved proteins among vertebrates, a significant number of polymorphisms exist in human population. In this study, we screened for polymorphisms in crystallin alpha A (CRYAA) and alpha B (CRYAB) genes in 200 patients over 40 years of age, diagnosed with age-related cataract (ARC; nuclear and cortical cataracts). Genomic DNA was extracted from the peripheral blood. The coding regions of the CRYAA and CRYAB gene were amplified using polymerase chain reaction and subjected to restriction digestion. Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) was performed using known restriction enzymes for CRYAA and CRYAB genes. Denaturing high performance liquid chromatography and direct sequencing were performed to detect sequence variation in CRYAA gene. In silico analysis of secondary CRYAA mRNA structure was performed using CLC RNA Workbench. RFLP analysis did not show any changes in the restriction sites of CRYAA and CRYAB genes. In 6 patients (4 patients with nuclear cataract and 2 with cortical cataract), sequence analysis of the exon 1 in the CRYAA gene showed a silent single nucleotide polymorphism [D2D] (CRYAA: C to T transition). One of the patients with nuclear cataract was homozygous for this allele. The in silico analysis revealed that D2D mutation results in a compact CRYAA mRNA secondary structure, while the wild type CRYAA mRNA has a weak or loose secondary structure. D2D mutation in the CRYAA gene may be an additional risk factor for progression of ARC.
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- Bharani K Mynampati
- Department of Ophthalmology, Advanced Eye Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India; Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Jacksonville, Florida.
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Therapeutic potential of IL-15 in rheumatoid arthritis. Hum Immunol 2015; 76:812-8. [PMID: 26429323 DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2015.09.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2014] [Revised: 12/02/2014] [Accepted: 09/28/2015] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, destructive inflammatory autoimmune disease. Cytokine-mediated immunity has been found to play an important role in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases including RA. Recently, much attention has been paid on the role of IL-15, which is a member of the 4 α-helix bundle cytokine family. IL-15 was detected in serum and synovial fluid from RA patients and arthritis mice models. Moreover, administration of IL-15 leads to the development of severe inflammatory arthritis, suggesting that IL-15 may be therapeutically relevant in RA. Therefore, targeting IL-15 may be significantly important and valuable. In this article, we discuss the biological features and effects of IL-15 and summarize recent advances on the pathological roles of IL-15 in RA and treatment for RA.
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Chen C, Wei M, Wang L, Xiang Y, Fu X, Zhu M. Molecular cloning and characterization of porcine indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase and its expression in various tissues. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 32:473-479. [PMID: 22886956 DOI: 10.1007/s11596-012-0082-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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In order to confirm the existence of indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase (IDO) gene in swine, and to clone the novel gene followed by the molecule structure properties and expression pattern analysis, the porcine mRNA sequences homologous to human IDO were obtained from GenBank database by bioinformatics method. By using RT-PCR, the IDO gene was cloned from porcine endothelial cell line and the accuracy of the nucleic acid sequence was confirmed, and the expression pattern of the gene was detected. The three-dimensional structure model of porcine IDO was built referring to the tertiary structure of human IDO using biological sequence analysis software and database. The results showed that the porcine IDO was identified by sequencing. The nucleotide sequences were confirmed as a novel gene after submitted to Genbank. Porcine IDO was expressed in the lung, thymus, epididymis and anterior chamber with a basic level, however in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) the IDO gene was highly expressed. The three-dimensional structure model of porcine IDO was similar to that of human IDO. It was suggested that identification of the structure information of porcine IDO is essential to further investigate the immunologic function of the gene. Study of IDO on NK cells-mediated xenograft rejection will be a novel therapeutic target for the development of xenotransplantation.
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- Chao Chen
- Department of Anesthesiology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Institute of Organ Transplantation, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.,Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Education, Wuhan, 430030, China.,Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Health, Wuhan, 430030, PR China
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- Institute of Organ Transplantation, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.,Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Education, Wuhan, 430030, China.,Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Health, Wuhan, 430030, PR China
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- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.
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Ueda T, Manabe H, Tokuhiro K, Hirose M, Matsuoka Y, Miyagawa Y, Tsujimura A, Fujita K, Wada M, Okuyama A, Nishimune Y, Tanaka H. Unique alternative translation from two open reading frames onAcpin1mRNA yields an acrosomal protein and a salivary-gland-specific protein. Int J Urol 2009; 16:639-46. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2009.02325.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Wang L, Zhang W, Wu DA, Chen C, Xu QZ, Zhao B, Liao YD, Zhao SH, Fu XN, Chen S, Zhu M. Molecular cloning, characterization and three-dimensional modeling of porcine nectin-2/CD112. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2009; 132:257-63. [PMID: 19497625 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2009.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2009] [Revised: 05/04/2009] [Accepted: 05/11/2009] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Nectin-2, also known as poliovirus receptor-related 2 or CD112, has been identified in many animals and plays a crucial role in cell recognition and adhesion. Here we report the identification of two porcine Nectin-2 (poNectin-2) isoforms. The open reading frame (ORF) of 1440 nucleotides (nt) of poNectin-2alpha encodes 479 amino acids (aa). poNectin-2delta gene consists of 1620nt of ORF with 539aa. The deduced aa sequences of poNectin-2alpha and poNectin-2delta gene exhibit high identity with human (74% and 79%) and mouse (71% and 76%) orthologs, respectively. The ectodomains of deduced poNectin-2 protein share the structural feature of mammalian Nectin-2, including a conserved cysteine skeleton important for the formation of the three-dimensional structure. RT-PCR analysis showed that the mRNA of both poNectin-2 isoforms was broadly expressed in various tissues and cells. poNectin-2 gene was mapped to chromosome 6q21. Information from this study will help to elucidate the Nectin-2 pathway in xenotransplant immunity.
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- Lu Wang
- Institute of Organ Transplantation, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, PR China
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Shiokawa D, Shika Y, Saito K, Yamazaki K, Tanuma SI. Physical and biochemical properties of mammalian DNase X proteins: non-AUG translation initiation of porcine and bovine mRNAs for DNase X. Biochem J 2006; 392:511-7. [PMID: 16107205 PMCID: PMC1316290 DOI: 10.1042/bj20051114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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DNase X is the first human DNase protein identified as being homologous with DNase I. In the present study we describe the isolation of several mammalian DNase X cDNAs and the molecular characterization of their coding proteins. A sequence comparison reveals some conserved characteristics: all the mammalian DNase X proteins have an N-terminal signal peptide, a potential N-linked glycosylation site and a C-terminal hydrophobic domain. Human DNase X, ectopically expressed in HeLa S3 cells, is located in the ER (endoplasmic reticulum) and is modified by an N-linked glycosylation at Asn-243. Gene expression analyses show that the high expression level in muscular tissues, a known feature of human DNASE X, is also observed in mouse DNase X. Interestingly, the translation of porcine and bovine DNase X proteins occurs in the absence of an in-frame AUG initiation codon. We show that their mRNAs utilize a conserved CUG triplet for translation initiation.
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- Daisuke Shiokawa
- *Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- *Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- *Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- *Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- *Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
- †Genome and Drug Research Center, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
- To whom correspondence should be addressed (email )
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Grahnert A, Friedrich M, Engeland K, Hauschildt S. Analysis of mono-ADP-ribosyltransferase 4 gene expression in human monocytes: splicing pattern and potential regulatory elements. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 1730:173-86. [PMID: 16140404 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbaexp.2005.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2005] [Revised: 07/29/2005] [Accepted: 08/04/2005] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Mono-ADP-ribosyltransferase (ART) 4 belongs to a family of ectoenzymes that catalyze the transfer of ADP-ribose from NAD+ to a target protein. ART4 could be detected on HEL cells and erythrocytes by FACS analysis while it was absent from activated monocytes, despite the presence of ART4 mRNA in these cells. The predicted glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) linkage of ART4 could be verified by showing that treatment of erythrocytes, HEL cells and ART4-transfected HEK-293-T cells with phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C results in a decrease in ART4 expression. Furthermore, an ART4 construct carrying an Ala285Val mutation that is critical for the formation of a GPI anchor failed to be expressed in transfected C-33A cells. Analysis of the gene structure revealed that the first of the three exons was at least 236 bp longer than previously published and that splicing occurred in the coding region of the mRNA from HEL cells and monocytes. When carrying out 5' inverse RACE-PCR we confirmed the existence of 5 ATGs in the 5' untranslated region (5'UTR). By deletion and site-directed mutagenesis of the ATGs, we showed that the first two ATGs impair translation and that both the 3rd and 5th ATG can be used for translation initiation after expression in C-33A cells. On analysis of the 3'UTR, which contains 2 adenylate/uridylate-rich elements (AREs), we detected one variant in monocytes that would be devoid of a GPI-anchor signal and thus could represent a secreted form of ART4. Thus, alternative splicing and the use of regulatory elements in the 5'UTR and 3'UTR represent means to control ART4 expression.
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MESH Headings
- 3' Untranslated Regions/chemistry
- 3' Untranslated Regions/genetics
- 5' Untranslated Regions/chemistry
- 5' Untranslated Regions/genetics
- ADP Ribose Transferases/analysis
- ADP Ribose Transferases/chemistry
- ADP Ribose Transferases/genetics
- ADP Ribose Transferases/metabolism
- Alternative Splicing
- Amino Acid Motifs
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Amino Acid Substitution
- Base Sequence
- Cell Line
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cells, Cultured
- Cloning, Molecular
- Codon, Initiator
- Codon, Terminator
- Exons
- Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect
- Fluorescent Dyes
- Gene Expression
- Humans
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/enzymology
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/metabolism
- Membrane Proteins/analysis
- Membrane Proteins/chemistry
- Membrane Proteins/genetics
- Membrane Proteins/metabolism
- Molecular Sequence Data
- RNA, Messenger/chemistry
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Valine/metabolism
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- Andreas Grahnert
- Institute of Biology II, Dept. of Immunobiology, University of Leipzig, Talstrasse 33, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
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Koc EC, Spremulli LL. RNA-binding proteins of mammalian mitochondria. Mitochondrion 2005; 2:277-91. [PMID: 16120328 DOI: 10.1016/s1567-7249(03)00005-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2002] [Revised: 12/04/2002] [Accepted: 12/16/2002] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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A UV-cross-linking assay was used to identify RNA-binding proteins in mammalian mitochondria. A number of these proteins were detected ranging in molecular mass from 15 to 120 kDa. All of the mRNA-binding activities were localized to the matrix except for two proteins which are primarily associated with the inner membrane. None of the polypeptides is specific for binding mitochondrial mRNAs since all bound mRNAs from other sources with comparable efficiency. Some preference for binding mRNA over tRNA or homoribopolymers was observed with several of the proteins. A protein with characteristic pentatricopeptide repeat motifs found in many RNA binding proteins was identified associated with the small subunit of the mitochondrial ribosome.
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- Emine Cavdar Koc
- Department of Chemistry, Campus Box 3290, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3290, USA
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Dean GA, Barger A, Lavoy A. Cloning and expression of feline interleukin 15. Cytokine 2005; 29:77-83. [PMID: 15598442 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2004.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2004] [Revised: 08/08/2004] [Accepted: 09/14/2004] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A cDNA encoding feline interleukin 15 (IL15) was cloned from the lymph node of a cat infected with feline infectious peritonitis virus. The cDNA is 486 bp in length and encodes a protein of 162 amino acids. Recombinant protein was readily expressed as a GST fusion in Escherichia coli and purified by glutathione affinity chromatography. Expression of recombinant protein in mammalian cells was only accomplished by eliminating the 5' and 3' UTR, replacing the IL15 signal peptide with the tissue plasminogen activator signal peptide, and adding 3' sequence to disrupt presumptive secondary structure of the mRNA. Biologically active feline IL15 was expressed in HEK293T cells and was shown to sustain primary feline lymphocytes, a feline T cell line, and mouse CTLL-2 cells. Proliferation of CTLL-2 cells was induced by the recombinant protein in a dose-dependent manner. Monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies against human IL15 recognized feline IL15 in immunofluorescence and Western blot assays. Additionally, feline IL15 was detectable using a commercially available human IL15 ELISA kit.
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- Gregg A Dean
- Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, 4700 Hillsborough Street, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA.
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Li GL, Leong TY. Feature selection for the prediction of translation initiation sites. GENOMICS, PROTEOMICS & BIOINFORMATICS 2005; 3:73-83. [PMID: 16393144 PMCID: PMC5172590 DOI: 10.1016/s1672-0229(05)03012-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Translation initiation sites (TISs) are important signals in cDNA sequences. In many previous attempts to predict TISs in cDNA sequences, three major factors affect the prediction performance: the nature of the cDNA sequence sets, the relevant features selected, and the classification methods used. In this paper, we examine different approaches to select and integrate relevant features for TIS prediction. The top selected significant features include the features from the position weight matrix and the propensity matrix, the number of nucleotide C in the sequence downstream ATG, the number of downstream stop codons, the number of upstream ATGs, and the number of some amino acids, such as amino acids A and D. With the numerical data generated from these features, different classification methods, including decision tree, naïve Bayes, and support vector machine, were applied to three independent sequence sets. The identified significant features were found to be biologically meaningful, while the experiments showed promising results.
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- Guo Liang Li
- Medical Computing Laboratory, School of Computing, National University of Singapore.
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Jang GM, Leong LEC, Hoang LT, Wang PH, Gutman GA, Semler BL. Structurally distinct elements mediate internal ribosome entry within the 5'-noncoding region of a voltage-gated potassium channel mRNA. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:47419-30. [PMID: 15339906 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m405885200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The approximately 1.2-kb 5'-noncoding region (5'-NCR) of mRNA species encoding mouse Kv1.4, a member of the Shaker-related subfamily of voltage-gated potassium channels, was shown to mediate internal ribosome entry in cells derived from brain, heart, and skeletal muscle, tissues known to express Kv1.4 mRNA species. We also show that the upstream approximately 1.0 kb and the downstream approximately 0.2 kb of the Kv1.4 5'-NCR independently mediated internal ribosome entry; however, separately, these sequences were less efficient in mediating internal ribosome entry than when together in the complete (and contiguous) 5'-NCR. Using enzymatic structure probing, the 3'-most approximately 0.2 kb was predicted to form three distinct stem-loop structures (stem-loops X, Y, and Z) and two defined single-stranded regions (loops Psi and Omega) in the presence and absence of the upstream approximately 1.0 kb. Although the systematic deletion of sequences within the 3'-most approximately 0.2 kb resulted in distinct changes in expression, enzymatic structure probing indicated that local RNA folding was not completely altered. Structure probing analysis strongly suggested an interaction between stem-loop X and a downstream polypyrimidine tract; however, opposing changes in activity were observed when sequences within these two regions were independently deleted. Moreover, deletions correlating with positive as well as negative changes in expression altered RNase cleavage within stem-loop X, indicating that this structure may be an integral element. Therefore, these findings indicate that Kv1.4 expression is mediated through a complex interplay between many distinct RNA regions.
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- Gwendolyn M Jang
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, College of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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Spremulli LL, Coursey A, Navratil T, Hunter SE. Initiation and elongation factors in mammalian mitochondrial protein biosynthesis. PROGRESS IN NUCLEIC ACID RESEARCH AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2004; 77:211-61. [PMID: 15196894 DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6603(04)77006-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Linda L Spremulli
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3290, USA
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Peck ML, Herschlag D. Adenosine 5'-O-(3-thio)triphosphate (ATPgammaS) is a substrate for the nucleotide hydrolysis and RNA unwinding activities of eukaryotic translation initiation factor eIF4A. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2003; 9:1180-7. [PMID: 13130132 PMCID: PMC1370482 DOI: 10.1261/rna.2103703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2002] [Accepted: 07/24/2003] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Whereas ATPgammaS is often considered a nonhydrolyzable substrate for ATPases, we present evidence that ATPgammaS is a good substrate for the RNA-stimulated nucleotide hydrolysis and RNA unwinding activities of eIF4A. In the presence of saturating single-stranded poly(U) RNA, eIF4A hydrolyzes ATPgammaS.Mg and ATP.Mg with similar steady-state parameters (KM(NTP.Mg) = 66 and 58 microM and kcat = 1.0 and 0.97 min(-1), respectively). ATPgammaS.Mg also supports catalysis of RNA unwinding within 10-fold of the rate supported by ATP.Mg. The identical steady-state rate parameters, in comparison with the expected difference in the intrinsic rate of hydrolysis for ATP and ATPgammaS, suggest a nonchemical rate-limiting step for nucleotide hydrolysis. These results raise caution concerning the assumption that ATPgammaS is a nonhydrolyzable ATP analog and underscore the utility of thio-substituted NTPs as mechanistic probes.
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- Matthew L Peck
- Department of Biochemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-5307, USA
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Schwab SR, Li KC, Kang C, Shastri N. Constitutive display of cryptic translation products by MHC class I molecules. Science 2003; 301:1367-71. [PMID: 12958358 DOI: 10.1126/science.1085650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules display tens of thousands of peptides on the cell surface, derived from virtually all endogenous proteins, for inspection by cytotoxic T cells (CTLs). We show that, in normal mouse cells, MHC I molecules present a peptide encoded in the 3' "untranslated" region. Despite its rarity, the peptide elicits CTL responses and induces self-tolerance, establishing that immune surveillance extends well beyond conventional polypeptides. Furthermore, translation of this cryptic peptide occurs by a previously unknown mechanism that decodes the CUG initiation codon as leucine rather than the canonical methionine.
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- Susan R Schwab
- Division of Immunology, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3200, USA
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Kim KB, Park K, Kong EB. A method for identifying splice sites and translation start sites in human genomic sequences. JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2002; 35:513-7. [PMID: 12359095 DOI: 10.5483/bmbrep.2002.35.5.513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We describe a new method for identifying the sequences that signal the start of translation, and the boundaries between exons and introns (donor and acceptor sites) in human mRNA. According to the mandatory keyword, ORGANISM, and feature key, CDS, a large set of standard data for each signal site was extracted from the ASCII flat file, gbpri.seq, in the GenBank release 108.0. This was used to generate the scoring matrices, which summarize the sequence information for each signal site. The scoring matrices take into account the independent nucleotide frequencies between adjacent bases in each position within the signal site regions, and the relative weight on each nucleotide in proportion to their probabilities in the known signal sites. Using a scoring scheme that is based on the nucleotide scoring matrices, the method has great sensitivity and specificity when used to locate signals in uncharacterized human genomic DNA. These matrices are especially effective at distinguishing true and false sites.
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- Ki-Bong Kim
- Information Technology Institute, SmallSoft Co, Ltd, Daejeon 305-811, Korea.
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de la Cruz BJ, Prieto S, Scheffler IE. The role of the 5' untranslated region (UTR) in glucose-dependent mRNA decay. Yeast 2002; 19:887-902. [PMID: 12112242 DOI: 10.1002/yea.884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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When S. cerevisiae are grown with glucose, SDH2 mRNA encoding the iron protein of the succinate dehydrogenase complex is unstable and present at low level. In yeast grown without glucose, SDH2 mRNA is stable and its level rises. Addition of glucose to a glucose-limited culture causes the SDH2 mRNA level to fall rapidly with a half-life of approximately 5-7 min. Previously the 5'UTR of the mRNA of SDH2 was shown to be necessary and sufficient to destabilize it in glucose (Lombardo et al., 1992). We now show that the SDH1 and SUC2 5'UTRs are capable of conferring glucose-sensitive mRNA instability. We also examine how changes in the SDH2 5'UTR affect glucose-triggered degradation. Finally, we show that changes in mRNA stability are correlated with changes in translational efficiency for these transcripts.
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- Bernard J de la Cruz
- Department of Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0322, USA.
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Handisurya A, Steiner GE, Stix U, Ecker RC, Pfaffeneder-Mantai S, Langer D, Kramer G, Memaran-Dadgar N, Marberger M. Differential expression of interleukin-15, a pro-inflammatory cytokine and T-cell growth factor, and its receptor in human prostate. Prostate 2001; 49:251-62. [PMID: 11746271 DOI: 10.1002/pros.10020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pro-inflammatory interleukin (IL)-15 plays a major role in host defense and chronic inflammation by stimulating T-lymphocyte recruitment and growth. Expression of IL-15 and IL-15 receptor (IL-15R) in human prostate was examined. METHODS Normal and benign hyperplastic (BPH) prostate specimens (n = 23) were analyzed for IL-15 and IL-15Ralpha-chain expression by immunohistochemistry and Real-Time-PCR/RT-PCR. Regulation of prostatic stromal cell (PSC) IL-15 mRNA and effect of IL-15 on prostatic cell growth were analysed in vitro. RESULTS In normal prostate, anti-IL-15 and anti-IL-15Ralpha-chain reactivity were restricted to smooth muscle and stromal cells. However, in BPH, in addition epithelial cells frequently exhibited discrete anti-IL-15R and often intense, membranous anti-IL-15 reactivity. IL-15/IL-15R mRNA were detected in all prostatic cells types. In BPH tissues, IL-15 mRNA content was variable (15-fold). IL-15 mRNA synthesis of PSC was significantly up-regulated by IFN-gamma. Furthermore IL-15 strongly stimulated the growth of BPH-T-lymphocytes and weakly that of carcinoma cell lines, but not of stromal cells. CONCLUSIONS Overexpression of IL-15 and IL-15Ralpha-chain in BPH and massive proliferation of BPH-T-lymphocytes induced by IL-15 suggest a role for IL-15 in prostatic inflammation. Since IFN-gamma, a T-lymphocyte product, stimulates prostatic IL-15 production; chronic inflammation might be triggered by this paracrine loop.
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- A Handisurya
- Department of Urology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Lefranc D, Dubucquoi S, Almeras L, De Seze J, Tourvieille B, Dussart P, Aubert JP, Vermersch P, Prin L. Molecular analysis of endogenous retrovirus HRES-1: identification of frameshift mutations in region encoding putative 28-kDa autoantigen. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2001; 283:437-44. [PMID: 11327721 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.4814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A possible involvement of HTLV-1-related endogenous sequence 1 (HRES-1) in autoimmune diseases has been recently reported. In primate cells, PCRs and RT-PCRs using specific primers reveal the presence and the transcription of gag-related sequences. However antisera generated against selected HRES-1 peptides failed to detect a 28-kDa protein deduced from the translated gag ORF and described previously. Such discordant results led us to perform DNA cloning and sequencing of LTR- and gag-related nucleotidic fragments. Repeated sequence analyses on distinct samples revealed frameshift mutations in the gag and LTR ORFs. Our sequence analyses detected a stop codon in the gag-related ORF, which is inconsistent with the expression of a 28-kDa protein. Instead of the two ORFs previously found, our gag-related region contained three ORFs. One of them demonstrated higher nucleotidic and peptidic homologies with the p19 gag of HTLV-I. However, the molecular analyses of our new sequence did not show evidence of potent translation capacities.
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- D Lefranc
- Department of Immunology-EA2686, Pôle Recherche, Place de Verdun, Lille Cedex, 59045, France.
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Meijer HA, Dictus WJ, Keuning ED, Thomas AA. Translational control of the Xenopus laevis connexin-41 5'-untranslated region by three upstream open reading frames. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:30787-93. [PMID: 10896676 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m005531200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The Xenopus laevis Connexin-41 (Cx41) mRNA contains three upstream open reading frames (uORFs) in the 5'-untranslated region (UTR). We analyzed the translation efficiency of constructs containing the Cx41 5'-UTR linked to the green fluorescent protein reporter after injection of transcripts into one-cell stage Xenopus embryos. The translational efficiency of the wild-type Cx41 5'-UTR was only 2% compared with that of the beta-globin 5'-UTR. Mutation of each of the three uAUGs into AAG codons enhanced translation 82-, 9-, and 4-fold compared with the wild-type Cx41 5'-UTR. Based on these increased translation efficiencies, the percentages of ribosomes that recognized the uAUGs were calculated. Only 0.03% of the ribosomes that entered at the cap structure scanned the entire 5'-UTR and translated the main ORF. The results indicate that all uAUGs are recognized by the majority of the scanning ribosomes and that the three uAUGs strongly modulate translation efficiency in Xenopus laevis embryos. Based on these data, a model of ribosomal flow along the mRNA is postulated. We conclude that the three uORFs may play an important role in the regulation of Cx41 expression.
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- H A Meijer
- Department of Developmental Biology, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Hemmings-Mieszczak M, Hohn T, Preiss T. Termination and peptide release at the upstream open reading frame are required for downstream translation on synthetic shunt-competent mRNA leaders. Mol Cell Biol 2000; 20:6212-23. [PMID: 10938098 PMCID: PMC86096 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.20.17.6212-6223.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We have shown recently that a stable hairpin preceded by a short upstream open reading frame (uORF) promotes nonlinear ribosome migration or ribosome shunt on a synthetic mRNA leader (M. Hemmings-Mieszczak and T. Hohn, RNA 5:1149-1157, 1999). We have now used the model mRNA leader to study further the mechanism of shunting in vivo and in vitro. We show that a full cycle of translation of the uORF, including initiation, elongation, and termination, is a precondition for the ribosome shunt across the stem structure to initiate translation downstream. Specifically, AUG recognition and the proper release of the nascent peptide are necessary and sufficient for shunting. Furthermore, the stop codon context must not impede downstream reinitiation. Translation of the main ORF was inhibited by replacement of the uORF by coding sequences repressing reinitiation but stimulated by the presence of the virus-specific translational transactivator of reinitiation (cauliflower mosaic virus pVI). Our results indicate reinitiation as the mechanism of translation initiation on the synthetic shunt-competent mRNA leader and suggest that uORF-dependent shunting is more prevalent than previously anticipated. Within the above constraints, uORF-dependent shunting is quite tolerant of uORF and stem sequences and operates in systems as diverse as plants and fungi.
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Kaneko KJ, DePamphilis ML. Regulation of gene expression at the beginning of mammalian development and the TEAD family of transcription factors. DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS 2000; 22:43-55. [PMID: 9499579 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6408(1998)22:1<43::aid-dvg5>3.0.co;2-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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In mouse development, transcription is first detected in late 1-cell embryos, but translation of newly synthesized transcripts does not begin until the 2-cell stage. Thus, the onset of zygotic gene expression (ZGE) is regulated at the level of both transcription and translation. Chromatin-mediated repression is established after formation of a 2-cell embryo, concurrent with the developmental acquisition of enhancer function. The most effective enhancer in cleavage stage mouse embryos depends on DNA binding sites for TEF-1, the prototype for a family of transcription factors that share the same TEA DNA binding domain. Mice contain at least four, and perhaps five, genes with the same TEA DNA binding domain (mTEAD genes). Since mTEAD-2 is the only one expressed during the first 7 days of mouse development, it is most likely responsible for the TEAD transcription factor activity that first appears at the beginning of ZGE. All four mTEAD genes are expressed at later embryonic stages and in adult tissues; virtually every tissue expresses at least one family member, consistent with a critical role for TEAD proteins in either cell proliferation or differentiation. The 72-amino acid TEA DNA binding domains in mTEAD-2, 3, and 4 are approximately 99% homologous to the same domain in mTEAD-1, and all four proteins bind specifically to the same DNA sequences in vitro with a Kd value of 16-38 nM DNA. Since TEAD proteins appear to be involved in both activation and repression of different genes and do not appear to be functionally redundant, differential activity of TEAD proteins must result either from association with other proteins or from differential sensitivity to chromatin-packaged DNA binding sites.
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- K J Kaneko
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-2753, USA.
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Voisset C, Bouton O, Bedin F, Duret L, Mandrand B, Mallet F, Paranhos-Baccala G. Chromosomal distribution and coding capacity of the human endogenous retrovirus HERV-W family. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2000; 16:731-40. [PMID: 10826480 DOI: 10.1089/088922200308738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Some genomic elements of the multicopy HERV-W endogenous retroviral family have been previously identified in databases. One of them, located on chromosome 7, contains a single complete open reading frame (ORF) putatively encoding an envelope protein. We have experimentally investigated the genomic complexity and coding capacity of the HERV-W family. The human haploid genome contains at least 70, 100, and 30 HERV-W-related gag, pro, and env regions, respectively, widely and heterogeneously dispersed among chromosomes. Using in vitro transcription-translation procedures, three putative HERV-W gag, pro, and env ORFs were detected on chromosomes 3, 6, and 7, respectively, and their sequences analyzed. A 363 amino acid gag ORF containing matrix and carboxy-terminal truncated capsid domains encoded a putative 45-kDa protein. No gag-pro ORF was found, but a pro sequence containing a DTG active site was detected. Finally, the previously described 538 amino acid HERV-W env ORF, located on chromosome 7, was shown to be unique and encoded a putative 80-kDa glycosylated protein. Proteins of molecular mass identical to the one obtained by an in vitro transcription-translation procedure were detected in human placenta, using anti HERV-W Gag- and Env-specific antibodies. The absence of an HERV-W replication-competent provirus versus the existence of HERV-W-related Gag and Env proteins in healthy human placenta is discussed with respect to particle formation, physiology, and pathology.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Blotting, Southern
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7/genetics
- Endogenous Retroviruses/genetics
- Endogenous Retroviruses/metabolism
- Endopeptidases/genetics
- Gene Products, env/chemistry
- Gene Products, env/genetics
- Genes, Viral
- Genes, env/genetics
- Genes, gag/genetics
- Humans
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Placenta/metabolism
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
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- C Voisset
- Unité Mixte 103 CNRS-bioMérieux, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France
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Corcelette S, Massé T, Madjar JJ. Initiation of translation by non-AUG codons in human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I mRNA encoding both Rex and Tax regulatory proteins. Nucleic Acids Res 2000; 28:1625-34. [PMID: 10710429 PMCID: PMC102795 DOI: 10.1093/nar/28.7.1625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) double-spliced mRNA exhibits two GUG and two CUG codons upstream to, and in frame with, the sequences encoding Rex and Tax regulatory proteins, respectively. To verify whether these GUG and CUG codons could be used as additional initiation codons of translation, two chimeric constructs were built for directing the synthesis of either Rex-CAT or Tax-CAT fusion proteins. In both cases, the CAT reporter sequence was inserted after the Tax AUG codon and in frame with either the Rex or Tax AUG codon. Under transient expression of these constructs, other proteins of higher molecular mass were synthesized in addition to the expected Rex-CAT and Tax-CAT proteins. The potential non-AUG initiation codons were exchanged for either an AUG codon or a non-initiation codon. This allowed us to demonstrate that the two GUG codons in frame with the Rex coding sequence, and only the second CUG in frame with the Tax coding sequence, were used as additional initiation codons. In HTLV-I infected cells, two Rex and one Tax additional proteins were detected that exhibited molecular mass compatible with the use of the two GUG and the second CUG as additional initiation codons of translation. Comparison of the HTLV-I proviral DNA sequence with that of other HTLV-related retroviruses revealed a striking conservation of the three non-AUG initiation codons, strongly suggesting their use for the synthesis of additional Rex and Tax proteins.
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MESH Headings
- Base Sequence
- Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase/biosynthesis
- Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase/genetics
- Codon, Initiator/genetics
- DNA Primers/genetics
- Gene Products, rex/biosynthesis
- Gene Products, rex/genetics
- Gene Products, tax/biosynthesis
- Gene Products, tax/genetics
- Genes, Viral
- Genetic Vectors
- HeLa Cells
- Human T-lymphotropic virus 1/genetics
- Human T-lymphotropic virus 1/metabolism
- Humans
- Leukemia Virus, Bovine/genetics
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
- Peptide Chain Initiation, Translational
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Viral/genetics
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/biosynthesis
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/genetics
- Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
- Simian T-lymphotropic virus 1/genetics
- Species Specificity
- Transfection
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- S Corcelette
- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, INSERM U 369, Faculté de Médecine Lyon-RTH Laennec, 7 rue Guillaume Paradin, 69372 Lyon Cedex 08, France
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Bullard JM, Cai YC, Spremulli LL. Expression and characterization of the human mitochondrial leucyl-tRNA synthetase. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2000; 1490:245-58. [PMID: 10684970 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4781(99)00240-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A cDNA clone encoding the human mitochondrial leucyl-tRNA synthetase (mtLeuRS) has been identified from the EST databases. Analysis of the protein encoded by this cDNA indicates that the protein is 903 amino acids in length and contains a mitochondrial signal sequence that is predicted to encompass the first 21 amino acids. Sequence analysis shows that this protein contains the characteristic motifs of class I aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases and regions of high homology to other mitochondrial and bacterial LeuRS proteins. The mature form of this protein has been cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. Gel filtration indicates that human mtLeuRS is active in a monomeric state, with an apparent molecular mass of 101 kDa. The human mtLeuRS is capable of aminoacylating E. coli tRNA(Leu). Its activity is inhibited at high levels of either monovalent or divalent cations. K(M) and k(cat) values for ATP:PP(i) exchange and for the aminoacylation reaction have been determined.
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- J M Bullard
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3290, USA
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Cavdar Koc E, Blackburn K, Burkhart W, Spremulli LL. Identification of a mammalian mitochondrial homolog of ribosomal protein S7. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1999; 266:141-6. [PMID: 10581179 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1999.1785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Bovine mitochondrial small subunit ribosomal proteins were separated by two-dimensional electrophoresis. The region containing the most basic protein(s) was excised and the protein(s) present subjected to in-gel digestion with trypsin. Electrospray tandem mass spectrometry was used to provide sequence information on some of the peptide products. Searches of the human EST database using the sequence of the longest peptide analyzed indicated that this peptide was from the mammalian mitochondrial homolog of prokaryotic ribosomal protein S7 (MRP S7(human)). MRP S7(human) is a 28-kDa protein with a pI of 10. Significant homology to bacterial S7 is observed especially in the C-terminal half of the protein. Surprisingly, MRP S7(human) shows less homology to the corresponding mitochondrial proteins from plants and fungi than to bacterial S7.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Bacterial Proteins/chemistry
- Bacterial Proteins/genetics
- Base Sequence
- Binding Sites
- Cattle
- DNA, Complementary/genetics
- Databases, Factual
- Expressed Sequence Tags
- Humans
- Isoelectric Point
- Mass Spectrometry
- Mitochondria/chemistry
- Mitochondria/metabolism
- Mitochondrial Proteins/chemistry
- Mitochondrial Proteins/genetics
- Mitochondrial Proteins/metabolism
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Molecular Weight
- Peptide Fragments/chemistry
- Peptide Fragments/genetics
- Peptide Fragments/metabolism
- Plant Proteins/chemistry
- Plant Proteins/genetics
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/chemistry
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/metabolism
- Ribosomal Proteins/chemistry
- Ribosomal Proteins/genetics
- Ribosomal Proteins/metabolism
- Sequence Alignment
- Sequence Analysis, Protein
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
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- E Cavdar Koc
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3290, USA
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Fawaz LM, Sharif-Askari E, Menezes J. Up-Regulation of NK Cytotoxic Activity Via IL-15 Induction by Different Viruses: A Comparative Study. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 1999. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.163.8.4473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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IL-15 is a recently identified cytokine that belongs to the four α-helix bundle cytokine family and possesses biological activities similar to those of IL-2. Its ability to induce effectors of NK activity suggests its involvement in innate immunity. In this study, we analyzed the effect of different viruses (HSV, EBV, respiratory syncitial virus, vesicular stomatitis virus, influenza virus, reovirus, and Sendai virus) on the up-regulation of NK activity in vitro. Exposure of human PBMC to the these viruses resulted in an immediate up-regulation of NK activity of PBMC via IL-15 induction; this effect was abrogated in the presence of mAbs to IL-15. Results of experiments conducted in parallel using mAbs to IL-15, as well as to other cytokines (IL-2, IL-12, IFN-γ, and TNF-α), clearly indicated that IL-15 was specifically responsible for the observed effect. Furthermore, supernatants of virus-infected PBMC cultures significantly enhanced NK activity of uninfected PBMC in vitro. An increase of IL-15 protein levels 20 h postinfection was also confirmed in a bioassay using the IL-2-dependent cell line CTLL. Kinetic analysis of IL-15 mRNA expression using a semiquantitative RT-PCR revealed that the level of IL-15 messages peaked at different time points (up to 12 h) postinfection, depending on the nature of the virus. Taken together, these results suggest that the IL-15 response of the host to viral infection and the subsequent NK cell activation represent an important effector mechanism of the innate immune surveillance of the host against viral infections.
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- Lama M. Fawaz
- Laboratory of Immunovirology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, and Pediatric Research Center, University of Montreal and Sainte-Justine Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Laboratory of Immunovirology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, and Pediatric Research Center, University of Montreal and Sainte-Justine Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Laboratory of Immunovirology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, and Pediatric Research Center, University of Montreal and Sainte-Justine Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Karginov AV, Lodder M, Hecht SM. Facile characterization of translation initiation via nonsense codon suppression. Nucleic Acids Res 1999; 27:3283-90. [PMID: 10454635 PMCID: PMC148561 DOI: 10.1093/nar/27.16.3283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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A new strategy for studying the mechanism of translation initiation in eukaryotes has been developed. The strategy involves the use of an in vitro translation system to incorporate a non-natural fluorescent amino acid into a protein from a suppressor tRNAPheCUA misacylated with that amino acid. It is thereby possible to monitor translation initiation efficiency at an AUG codon in different contexts; this is illustrated for three constructs encoding Escherichia coli dihydrofolate reductase mRNA with different translation initiation regions. Fluorescence measurements after in vitro translation of the mRNAs in rabbit reticulocyte lysate reflected differences in the position and efficiency of translation initiation and, therefore, can be used for characterization of the translation initiation process.
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- A V Karginov
- Department of Chemistry and Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22901, USA
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The mechanisms whereby ribosomes engage a messenger RNA and select the start site for translation differ between prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Initiation sites in polycistronic prokaryotic mRNAs are usually selected via base pairing with ribosomal RNA. That straightforward mechanism is made complicated and interesting by cis- and trans-acting elements employed to regulate translation. Initiation sites in eukaryotic mRNAs are reached via a scanning mechanism which predicts that translation should start at the AUG codon nearest the 5' end of the mRNA. Interest has focused on mechanisms that occasionally allow escape from this first-AUG rule. With natural mRNAs, three escape mechanisms - context-dependent leaky scanning, reinitiation, and possibly direct internal initiation - allow access to AUG codons which, although not first, are still close to the 5' end of the mRNA. This constraint on the initiation step of translation in eukaryotes dictates the location of transcriptional promoters and may have contributed to the evolution of splicing.The binding of Met-tRNA to ribosomes is mediated by a GTP-binding protein in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes, but the more complex structure of the eukaryotic factor (eIF-2) and its association with other proteins underlie some aspects of initiation unique to eukaryotes. Modulation of GTP hydrolysis by eIF-2 is important during the scanning phase of initiation, while modulating the release of GDP from eIF-2 is a key mechanism for regulating translation in eukaryotes. Our understanding of how some other protein factors participate in the initiation phase of translation is in flux. Genetic tests suggest that some proteins conventionally counted as eukaryotic initiation factors may not be required for translation, while other tests have uncovered interesting new candidates. Some popular ideas about the initiation pathway are predicated on static interactions between isolated factors and mRNA. The need for functional testing of these complexes is discussed. Interspersed with these theoretical topics are some practical points concerning the interpretation of cDNA sequences and the use of in vitro translation systems. Some human diseases resulting from defects in the initiation step of translation are also discussed.
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- M Kozak
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 675 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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Waldmann TA, Tagaya Y. The multifaceted regulation of interleukin-15 expression and the role of this cytokine in NK cell differentiation and host response to intracellular pathogens. Annu Rev Immunol 1999; 17:19-49. [PMID: 10358752 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.immunol.17.1.19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 527] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Interleukin-15 (IL-15) is a 14- to 15-kDa member of the 4 alpha-helix bundle family of cytokines. IL-15 expression is controlled at the levels of transcription, translation, and intracellular trafficking. In particular, IL-15 protein is posttranscriptionally regulated by multiple controlling elements that impede translation, including 12 upstream AUGs of the 5' UTR, 2 unusual signal peptides, and the C-terminus of the mature protein. IL-15 uses two distinct receptor and signaling pathways. In T and NK cells the IL-15 receptor includes IL-2/15R beta and gamma c subunits, which are shared with IL-2, and an IL-15-specific receptor subunit, IL-15R alpha. Mast cells respond to IL-15 with a receptor system that does not share elements with the IL-2 receptor but uses a novel 60- to 65-kDa IL-15RX subunit. In mast cells IL-15 signaling involves Jak2/STAT5 activation rather than the Jak1/Jak3 and STAT5/STAT3 system used in activated T cells. In addition to its other functional activities in immune and nonimmune cells, IL-15 plays a pivotal role in the development, survival, and function of NK cells. Abnormalities of IL-15 expression have been described in patients with rheumatoid arthritis or inflammatory bowel disease and in diseases associated with the retroviruses HIV and HTLV-I. New approaches directed toward IL-15, its receptor, or its signaling pathway may be of value in the therapy of these disorders.
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- T A Waldmann
- Metabolism Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
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Bullard JM, Cai YC, Demeler B, Spremulli LL. Expression and characterization of a human mitochondrial phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase. J Mol Biol 1999; 288:567-77. [PMID: 10329163 DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.2708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Human mitochondrial phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase (mtPheRS) has been identified from the human EST database. Using consensus sequences derived from conserved regions of the alpha and beta-subunits from bacterial PheRS, two partially sequenced cDNA clones were identified. Unexpectedly, sequence analysis indicated that one of these clones was a truncated form of the other. Detailed analysis indicates that unlike the (alphabeta)2 structure of the prokaryotic and eukaryotic cytoplasmic forms of PheRS, the human mtPheRS consists of a single polypeptide chain. This protein has been cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. Gel filtration and analytical velocity sedimentation centrifugation indicate that the human mtPheRS is active in a monomeric form. The N-terminal 314 amino acid residues appear to be analogous to the alpha-subunit of the prokaryotic PheRS, while the C-terminal 100 amino acid residues correspond to a region of the beta-subunit known to interact with the anticodon of tRNAPhe. Comparisons with the sequences of PheRS from yeast and Drosophila mitochondria indicate they are 42 % and 51 % identical with the human mtPheRS, respectively. Sequence analysis confirms the presence of motifs characteristic of class II aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases. KM and kcat values for ATP:PPi exchange and for the aminoacylation reaction carried out by human mtPheRS have been determined. Evolutionary origins of this small monomeric human mtPheRS are unknown, however, implications are that this enzyme is a result of the simplification of the more complex (alphabeta)2 bacterial PheRS in which specific functional regions were retained.
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- J M Bullard
- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
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Salzberg S, Delcher AL, Fasman KH, Henderson J. A decision tree system for finding genes in DNA. J Comput Biol 1999; 5:667-80. [PMID: 10072083 DOI: 10.1089/cmb.1998.5.667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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MORGAN is an integrated system for finding genes in vertebrate DNA sequences. MORGAN uses a variety of techniques to accomplish this task, the most distinctive of which is a decision tree classifier. The decision tree system is combined with new methods for identifying start codons, donor sites, and acceptor sites, and these are brought together in a frame-sensitive dynamic programming algorithm that finds the optimal segmentation of a DNA sequence into coding and noncoding regions (exons and introns). The optimal segmentation is dependent on a separate scoring function that takes a subsequence and assigns to it a score reflecting the probability that the sequence is an exon. The scoring functions in MORGAN are sets of decision trees that are combined to give a probability estimate. Experimental results on a database of 570 vertebrate DNA sequences show that MORGAN has excellent performance by many different measures. On a separate test set, it achieves an overall accuracy of 95 %, with a correlation coefficient of 0.78, and a sensitivity and specificity for coding bases of 83 % and 79%. In addition, MORGAN identifies 58% of coding exons exactly; i.e., both the beginning and end of the coding regions are predicted correctly. This paper describes the MORGAN system, including its decision tree routines and the algorithms for site recognition, and its performance on a benchmark database of vertebrate DNA.
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- S Salzberg
- The Institute for Genomic Research, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA.
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Blond JL, Besème F, Duret L, Bouton O, Bedin F, Perron H, Mandrand B, Mallet F. Molecular characterization and placental expression of HERV-W, a new human endogenous retrovirus family. J Virol 1999; 73:1175-85. [PMID: 9882319 PMCID: PMC103938 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.73.2.1175-1185.1999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 256] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The multiple sclerosis-associated retrovirus (MSRV) isolated from plasma of MS patients was found to be phylogenetically and experimentally related to human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs). To characterize the MSRV-related HERV family and to test the hypothesis of a replication-competent HERV, we have investigated the expression of MSRV-related sequences in healthy tissues. The expression of MSRV-related transcripts restricted to the placenta led to the isolation of overlapping cDNA clones from a cDNA library. These cDNAs spanned a 7.6-kb region containing gag, pol, and env genes; RU5 and U3R flanking sequences; a polypurine tract; and a primer binding site (PBS). As this PBS showed similarity to avian retrovirus PBSs used by tRNATrp, this new HERV family was named HERV-W. Several genomic elements were identified, one of them containing a complete HERV-W unit, spanning all cDNA clones. Elements of this multicopy family were not replication competent, as gag and pol open reading frames (ORFs) were interrupted by frameshifts and stop codons. A complete ORF putatively coding for an envelope protein was found both on the HERV-W DNA prototype and within an RU5-env-U3R polyadenylated cDNA clone. Placental expression of 8-, 3.1-, and 1.3-kb transcripts was observed, and a putative splicing strategy was described. The apparently tissue-restricted HERV-W long terminal repeat expression is discussed with respect to physiological and pathological contexts.
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- J L Blond
- Unité Mixte 103 CNRS-bioMérieux, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, 69364 Lyon, Cédex 07, France
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Nishimura Y, Hayashi M, Inada H, Tanaka T. Molecular cloning and characterization of mammalian homologues of vesicle-associated membrane protein-associated (VAMP-associated) proteins. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1999; 254:21-6. [PMID: 9920726 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1998.9876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We have identified human and rat homologues of the VAMP-associated protein (VAP) of 33 kDa of Aplysia californica (aVAP-33), which we designated VAP-A, VAP-B, and VAP-C. Human VAP-A (hVAP-A) was found to be identical to the recently reported protein hVAP-33, with the exception of two amino acid residues. VAP-B contained a coiled-coil domain and a transmembrane domain (TMD). Human VAP-B (hVAP-B) was 46 and 60% homologous of the amino acid level to aVAP-33 and hVAP-A, respectively. Human VAP-C was a splicing variant of hVAP-B, lacking both the coiled-coil domain and the TMD. hVAP-B had VAMP-binding ability. Moreover, hVAP-A and hVAP-B associated with each other through their respective TMDs. These results suggest that complex formation by VAPs might be important in the trafficking of mammalian vesicle.
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- Y Nishimura
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Mie University School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Mie, Tsu, 514-8507, Japan
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Linder B, Jones LK, Chaplin T, Mohd-Sarip A, Heinlein UA, Young BD, Saha V. Expression pattern and cellular distribution of the murine homologue of AF10. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1998; 1443:285-96. [PMID: 9878787 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4781(98)00226-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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We have cloned Af10, the murine homologue of the MLL partner gene AF10. The predicted open reading frame of Af10 contains 1069 aa which are 90% identical to those of AF10. Af10 contains an N-terminal cysteine-rich region with a LAP/PHD finger, a leucine zipper domain and a glutamine-rich region at the C-terminus, features also found in the human proteins AF10 and AF17. A single 5. 5-kb transcript was detected in murine tissues with the highest level of expression in the testes. A polyclonal antibody raised to the cysteine-rich region of AF10 was able to identify a double band of 140 kDa on Western analysis in mouse testicular extracts. After subcellular separation Af10 was identified in both the nuclear and cytoplasmic extracts, again as a double band of 140 kDa in size. In situ hybridisation studies were performed with sense and antisense digoxigenin-labelled oligonucleotides. High levels of expression were noted in postmeiotic germ cells, especially in spermatids from around stage VI to stage VIII. High levels of expression were also seen in the white matter of the cerebellum, extending into the granular layer. The expression in differentiated rather than in proliferating cells suggests that the role of Af10 may lie in the suppression of proliferation rather than in differentiation. Since the LAP/PHD finger domains are lost in the MLL-AF10 fusion, arguably such a function could be carried out by this domain.
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- B Linder
- The Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Department of Medical Oncology, Charterhouse Square, St Bartholomew's and the Royal London Hospital School of Medicine, London EC1M 6BQ,
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Studies of the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae have greatly advanced our understanding of the posttranscriptional steps of eukaryotic gene expression. Given the wide range of experimental tools applicable to S. cerevisiae and the recent determination of its complete genomic sequence, many of the key challenges of the posttranscriptional control field can be tackled particularly effectively by using this organism. This article reviews the current knowledge of the cellular components and mechanisms related to translation and mRNA decay, with the emphasis on the molecular basis for rate control and gene regulation. Recent progress in characterizing translation factors and their protein-protein and RNA-protein interactions has been rapid. Against the background of a growing body of structural information, the review discusses the thermodynamic and kinetic principles that govern the translation process. As in prokaryotic systems, translational initiation is a key point of control. Modulation of the activities of translational initiation factors imposes global regulation in the cell, while structural features of particular 5' untranslated regions, such as upstream open reading frames and effector binding sites, allow for gene-specific regulation. Recent data have revealed many new details of the molecular mechanisms involved while providing insight into the functional overlaps and molecular networking that are apparently a key feature of evolving cellular systems. An overall picture of the mechanisms governing mRNA decay has only very recently begun to develop. The latest work has revealed new information about the mRNA decay pathways, the components of the mRNA degradation machinery, and the way in which these might relate to the translation apparatus. Overall, major challenges still to be addressed include the task of relating principles of posttranscriptional control to cellular compartmentalization and polysome structure and the role of molecular channelling in these highly complex expression systems.
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- J E McCarthy
- Posttranscriptional Control Group, Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), Manchester M60 1QD, United Kingdom.
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Wells DR, Tanguay RL, Le H, Gallie DR. HSP101 functions as a specific translational regulatory protein whose activity is regulated by nutrient status. Genes Dev 1998; 12:3236-51. [PMID: 9784498 PMCID: PMC317219 DOI: 10.1101/gad.12.20.3236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/1998] [Accepted: 08/21/1998] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The 5' leader (Omega) of tobacco mosaic viral RNA functions as a translational enhancer. Sequence analysis of a 102-kD protein, identified previously as a specific Omega RNA-binding protein, revealed homology to the HSP101/HSP104/ClpB family of heat shock proteins and its expression in yeast complemented a thermotolerance defect caused by a deletion of the HSP104 gene. Up to a 50-fold increase in the translation of Omega-luc, but not luc mRNA was observed in yeast expressing the tobacco HSP101 whereas Omega failed to enhance translation in the absence of HSP101. Therefore, HSP101 and Omega comprise a two-component translational regulatory mechanism that can be recapitulated in yeast. Analysis of HSP101 function in yeast translation mutants suggested that the initiation factor (eIF) 3 and specifically one (TIF4632) of the two eIF4G proteins were required for the HSP101-mediated enhancement. The RNA-binding and translational regulatory activities of HSP101 were inactive in respiring cells or in cells subject to nutrient limitation, but its thermotolerance function remained unaffected. This is the first identification of a protein required for specific translational enhancement of capped mRNAs, the first report of a translational regulatory function for any heat-shock protein, and the first functional distinction between the two eIF4G proteins present in eukaryotes.
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- D R Wells
- Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521-0129 USA
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We evaluated the energetic stability of all possible 10-base fragments of the small subunit (SS) rRNA with a large ensemble of mRNAs. Results show that the 530 loop is the only conserved region that interacts favorably around the start codon as well as the elongation region of messengers. The interaction profile of the 530 loop around the stop codon showed that base pairing was energetically unfavorable in that region. With these results we constructed a simple scheme for the role of rRNA-mRNA interactions in the protein translation mechanism.
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- L Mendoza
- Instituto de Química, UNAM, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, D.F., Mexico
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Hsieh CC, Xiong W, Xie Q, Rabek JP, Scott SG, An MR, Reisner PD, Kuninger DT, Papaconstantinou J. Effects of age on the posttranscriptional regulation of CCAAT/enhancer binding protein alpha and CCAAT/enhancer binding protein beta isoform synthesis in control and LPS-treated livers. Mol Biol Cell 1998; 9:1479-94. [PMID: 9614188 PMCID: PMC25372 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.9.6.1479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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The CCAAT/enhancer binding protein alpha (C/EBPalpha) and CCAAT/enhancer binding protein beta (C/EBPbeta) mRNAs are templates for the differential translation of several isoforms. Immunoblotting detects C/EBPalphas with molecular masses of 42, 38, 30, and 20 kDa and C/EBPbetas of 35, 20, and approximately 8.5 kDa. The DNA-binding activities and pool levels of p42(C/EBPalpha) and p30(C/EBPalpha) in control nuclear extracts decrease significantly whereas the binding activity and protein levels of the 20-kDa isoforms increase dramatically with LPS treatment. Our studies suggest that the LPS response involves alternative translational initiation at specific in-frame AUGs, producing specific C/EBPalpha and C/EBPbeta isoform patterns. We propose that alternative translational initiation occurs by a leaky ribosomal scanning mechanism. We find that nuclear extracts from normal aged mouse livers have decreased p42(C/EBPalpha) levels and binding activity, whereas those of p20(C/EBPalpha) and p20(C/EBPbeta) are increased. However, translation of 42-kDa C/EBPalpha is not down-regulated on polysomes, suggesting that aging may affect its nuclear translocation. Furthermore, recovery of the C/EBPalpha- and C/EBPbeta-binding activities and pool levels from an LPS challenge is delayed significantly in aged mouse livers. Thus, aged livers have altered steady-state levels of C/EBPalpha and C/EBPbeta isoforms. This result suggests that normal aging liver exhibits characteristics of chronic stress and a severe inability to recover from an inflammatory challenge.
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- C C Hsieh
- Department of Human Biological Chemistry and Genetics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77551, USA
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Honda A, Mizumoto K, Ishihama A. Identification of the 5' terminal structure of influenza virus genome RNA by a newly developed enzymatic method. Virus Res 1998; 55:199-206. [PMID: 9725672 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-1702(98)00048-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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A combination of T4 polynucleotide kinase, Escherichia coli alkaline phosphatase, yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae capping enzyme consisting of alpha (RNA guanylyltransferase) and beta (RNA 5'-triphosphatase) subunits. and its alpha subunit without RNA 5'-phosphatase activity was used to establish a simple enzymatic method for determination of RNA species with 5'-hydroxyl, 5'-monophosphate, 5'-diphosphate or 5'-triphosphate termini. Using this method, we found that viral genome RNA (vRNA) segments of both A-type and C-type influenza viruses carry tri- or diphosphates at their 5' termini. The conclusion was based on the observations that: (i) 5' phosphorylation of vRNAs by T4 polynucleotide kinase takes place only after phosphatase treatment; and (ii) capping of vRNAs can be observed with both the intact yeast capping enzyme and its alpha subunit alone devoid of RNA 5'-triphosphatase activity; but (iii) the level of capping is higher for the alphabeta holoenzyme than the alpha subunit though the relative level varies depending on RNA preparations. The results support the de novo initiation for the RNA replication although transcription of influenza vRNAs is initiated by host cell capped RNAs as primers.
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- A Honda
- Department of Molecular Genetics, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan.
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Leng P, Klatte DH, Schumann G, Boeke JD, Steck TL. Skipper, an LTR retrotransposon of Dictyostelium. Nucleic Acids Res 1998; 26:2008-15. [PMID: 9518497 PMCID: PMC147500 DOI: 10.1093/nar/26.8.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The complete sequence of a retrotransposon from Dictyostelium discoideum , named skipper , was obtained from cDNA and genomic clones. The sequence of a nearly full-length skipper cDNA was similar to that of three other partially sequenced cDNAs. The corresponding retrotransposon is represented in approximately 15-20 copies and is abundantly transcribed. Skipper contains three open reading frames (ORFs) with an unusual sequence organization, aspects of which resemble certain mammalian retroviruses. ORFs 1 and 3 correspond to gag and pol genes; the second ORF, pro, corresponding to protease, was separated from gag by a single stop codon followed shortly thereafter by a potential pseudoknot. ORF3 (pol) was separated from pro by a +1 frameshift. ORFs 2 and 3 overlapped by 32 bp. The computed amino acid sequences of the skipper ORFs contain regions resembling retrotransposon polyprotein domains, including a nucleic acid binding protein, aspartyl protease, reverse transcriptase and integrase. Skipper is the first example of a retrotransposon with a separate pro gene. Skipper is also novel in that it appears to use stop codon suppression rather than frameshifting to modulate pro expression. Finally, skipper and its components may provide useful tools for the genetic characterization of Dictyostelium.
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- P Leng
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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Leung DW, Tompkins CK, White T. Molecular cloning of two alternatively spliced forms of human phosphatidic acid phosphatase cDNAs that are differentially expressed in normal and tumor cells. DNA Cell Biol 1998; 17:377-85. [PMID: 9570154 DOI: 10.1089/dna.1998.17.377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Phosphatidic acid (PA) and diacylglycerol (DG) are lipids involved in signal transduction and in structural membrane-lipid biosynthesis in cells. Phosphatidic acid phosphatase (PAP) catalyzes the conversion of PA to DG. This enzyme exists in at least two isoforms, one of which (PAP1) is presumed to be cytosolic and membrane associated and the other (PAP2) to be an integral membrane protein. Homology search of the GenBank database using a murine sequence probe enabled the cloning of several putative human isoenzymes. Two isoforms, presumed to be alternative splice variants from a single gene, designated as PAP2-alpha1 and PAP2-alpha2, have been cloned and expressed. The PAP2-alpha1 and PAP2-alpha2 have a 84% and a 72% overall match, respectively, with the published mouse PAP amino acid sequence. The area of alternative exon usage was confined to the coding region at amino acids 20 to 70. Ectopic expression of PAP2-alpha1 and PAP2-alpha2 cDNAs in ECV304 endothelial cells led to a 6- to 8-fold and a 2-fold increase in PAP activity, respectively, in cell-free extracts using an in vitro assay that measured the conversion of [14C]PA to [14C]DG. The increase in PAP activity in PAP2-alpha-transfected cells correlated with a >50% decrease in the steady-state PA level. Northern analysis showed that PAP2-alpha mRNA expression was suppressed in several tumor tissues, notably those derived from the lower alimentary tract. Subsequent analysis of colon tumor tissue derived from four donors confirmed lower expression of PAP2-alpha than in matching normal colon tissue. Considering these data and previous demonstrations that certain transformed cell lines have lower PAP activity, we suggest that human PAP cDNAs may be candidates for gene therapy for certain tumors.
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- D W Leung
- Cell Therapeutics, Inc., Seattle, WA 98119, USA
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Both IL-15 and IL-2 are 14-15 kDa members of the four alpha-helical bundle family of cytokines that have T cell growth factor activity. In contrast to the pattern manifested by IL-2, IL-15 mRNA is produced by a wide variety of tissues other than T cells. We have demonstrated that IL-15 expression is posttranscriptionally regulated by multiple elements, including the ten upstream AUGs of the 5' UTR, a 48aa signal peptide and the carboxy-terminus of the mature protein. IL-15 utilizes two distinct receptor signaling pathways. In T cells the IL-15 receptor includes IL-2R beta and gamma c subunits shared with IL-2 as well as an IL-15 specific receptor, IL-15R alpha. However, mast cells respond to IL-15 using a receptor system that does not share elements with the IL-2R system but involves a novel 60-65 kDa IL-15RX subunit. In mast cells, IL-15 signaling involves JAK-2 and STAT-5 activation rather than the JAK-1 and JAK-3 as well as the STAT-3 and STAT-5 used by both IL-2 and IL-15 in activated T cells.
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- T Waldmann
- Metabolism Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Hodel AE, Gershon PD, Quiocho FA. Structural basis for sequence-nonspecific recognition of 5'-capped mRNA by a cap-modifying enzyme. Mol Cell 1998; 1:443-7. [PMID: 9660928 DOI: 10.1016/s1097-2765(00)80044-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Sequence-nonspecific binding of RNA, recognition of a 7-methylguanosine 5' mRNA cap, and methylation of a nucleic acid backbone are three crucial and ubiquitous events in eukaryotic nucleic acid processing and function. These three events occur concurrently in the modification of vaccinia transcripts by the methyltransferase VP39. We report the crystal structure of a ternary complex comprising VP39, coenzyme product S-adenosylhomocysteine, and a 5' m7 G-capped, single-stranded RNA hexamer. This structure reveals a novel and general mechanism for sequence-non-specific recognition of the mRNA transcript in which the protein interacts solely with the sugar-phosphate backbone of a short, single-stranded RNA helix. This report represents the first direct and detailed view of a protein complexed with single-stranded RNA or 5'-capped mRNA.
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- A E Hodel
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Biochemistry, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Frappier JR, Walden DB, Atkinson BG. Translation of some maize small heat shock proteins is initiated from internal in-frame AUGs. Genetics 1998; 148:471-7. [PMID: 9475756 PMCID: PMC1459782 DOI: 10.1093/genetics/148.1.471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Etiolated maize radicles (inbred Oh43) subjected to a brief heat shock synthesize a family of small heat shock proteins (approximately 18 kD) that is composed of at least 12 members. We previously described the cDNA-derived sequence of three maize shsp mRNAs (cMHSP18-1, cMHSP18-3, and cMHSP18-9). In this report, we demonstrate that the mRNA transcribed in vitro from one of these cDNAs (cMHSP18-9) is responsible for the synthesis of three members of the shsp family, and we suggest that cMHSP18-3 may be responsible for the synthesis of three additional members and cMHSP18-1 for the synthesis of two other members of this family. The fact that these genes do not contain introns, coupled with the observations reported herein, suggest that maize may have established another method of using a single gene to produce a number of different proteins.
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- J R Frappier
- Western Science Centre, Department of Zoology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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Decision trees and Markov chains for gene finding. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1998. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7306(08)60467-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Kusnadi AR, Nikolov ZL, Howard JA. Production of recombinant proteins in transgenic plants: Practical considerations. Biotechnol Bioeng 1997; 56:473-84. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0290(19971205)56:5<473::aid-bit1>3.0.co;2-f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 244] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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López-Lastra M, Gabus C, Darlix JL. Characterization of an internal ribosomal entry segment within the 5' leader of avian reticuloendotheliosis virus type A RNA and development of novel MLV-REV-based retroviral vectors. Hum Gene Ther 1997; 8:1855-65. [PMID: 9382952 DOI: 10.1089/hum.1997.8.16-1855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The murine leukemia virus (MLV)-related type C viruses constitute a major class of retroviruses that includes numerous endogenous and exogenous mammalian viruses and the related avian spleen necrosis virus (SNV). The MLV-related viruses possess a long and multifunctional 5' untranslated leader involved in key steps of the viral life cycle--splicing, translation, RNA dimerization, encapsidation, and reverse transcription. Recent studies have shown that the 5' leader of Friend murine leukemia virus and Moloney murine leukemia virus can direct cap independent translation of gag precursor proteins (Berlioz et al., 1995; Vagner et al., 1995b). These data, together with structural homology studies (Koning et al., 1992), prompted us to undertake a search for new internal ribosome entry segment (IRES) of retroviral origin. Here we describe an IRES element within the 5' leader of avian reticuloendotheliosis virus type A (REV-A) genomic RNA. Data show that the REV-A 5' IRES element maps downstream of the packaging/dimerization (E/DLS) sequence (Watanabe and Temin, 1982; Darlix et al., 1992) and the minimal IRES sequence appears to be within a 129 nt fragment (nucleotides 452-580) of the 5' leader, immediately upstream of the gag AUG codon. The REV-A IRES has been successfully utilized in the construction of novel high titer MLV-based retroviral vectors, containing one or more IRES elements of retroviral origin. These retroviral constructs, which represent a starting point for the design of novel vectors suitable for gene therapy, are also of interest as a model system of internal translation initiation and its possible regulation during development, cancer, or virus infection.
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- M López-Lastra
- LaboRétro, Unité de Virologie Humaine INSERM U412, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France
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Bullock TN, Patterson AE, Franlin LL, Notidis E, Eisenlohr LC. Initiation codon scanthrough versus termination codon readthrough demonstrates strong potential for major histocompatibility complex class I-restricted cryptic epitope expression. J Exp Med 1997; 186:1051-8. [PMID: 9314554 PMCID: PMC2199058 DOI: 10.1084/jem.186.7.1051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/1996] [Revised: 06/17/1997] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Accumulating evidence shows that the repertoire of major histocompatibility complex class I-restricted epitopes extends beyond conventional translation reading frames. Previously, we reported that scanthrough translation, where the initiating AUG of a primary open reading frame is bypassed, is most likely to account for the presentation of cryptic epitopes from alternative reading frames within the influenza A PR/8/34 nucleoprotein gene. Here, we confirm and extend these findings using an epitope cassette construct that features two well-defined CD8(+) T cell (TCD8+) epitopes in alternative reading frames, each preceded by a single start codon. Expression of one epitope depends on scanning of the ribosome over the first AUG with translation initiation occurring at the second AUG. We find that scanthrough translation has great potency in our system, with its impact being modulated, as predicted, by the base composition surrounding the first initiation codon, the number of start codons preceding the point of alternate reading frame initiation, and the efficiency with which the epitope itself is generated. Additionally, we investigated the efficiency of eukaryotic translation termination codons, to assess codon readthrough as a mechanism for cryptic epitope expression from 3' untranslated regions. In contrast with initiation codons, eukaryotic stop codons appear to be highly efficient at preventing expression of epitopes encoded in 3' untranslated regions, suggesting that 3' untranslated regions are not a common source of cryptic epitope substrate. We conclude that scanthrough is a powerful mechanism for the expression of epitopes encoded in upstream alternative open reading frames that may contribute significantly to TCD8+ responses and to tolerance induction.
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- T N Bullock
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Kimmel Cancer Center, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA
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Karginov VA, Mamaev SV, Hecht SM. In vitro suppression as a tool for the investigation of translation initiation. Nucleic Acids Res 1997; 25:3912-6. [PMID: 9380516 PMCID: PMC146976 DOI: 10.1093/nar/25.19.3912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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An in vitro protein synthesizing system that employs rabbit reticulocyte lysates has been employed for protein production from mRNAs containing nonsense (UAG) codons in the presence of misacylated suppressor tRNAs.The system includes a misacylated Escherichia coli tRNAAlaCUA that functions at least as efficiently as any suppressor tRNA transcript reported to date and which has been shown not to be a substrate for (re)activation by alanyl-tRNA synthetase. Application of the optimized system for preparation of dihydrofolate analogs has also permitted analysis of competing mechanisms that control the sites(s) of translation initiation.
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- V A Karginov
- Departments of Chemistry and Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22901, USA
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García-Ríos M, Fujita T, LaRosa PC, Locy RD, Clithero JM, Bressan RA, Csonka LN. Cloning of a polycistronic cDNA from tomato encoding gamma-glutamyl kinase and gamma-glutamyl phosphate reductase. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1997; 94:8249-54. [PMID: 9223347 PMCID: PMC21589 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.15.8249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
We isolated from a tomato cDNA library the tomPRO1 locus, which encodes gamma-glutamyl kinase (GK) and gamma-glutamyl phosphate reductase (GPR). This locus is unusual among eukaryotic genetic elements because it contains two open reading frames, and thus resembles prokaryotic polycistronic operons. The first open reading frame, specifying GK, is terminated by a TAA codon, which is followed by five nucleotides, an ATG translation initiation codon, and the second open reading frame, encoding GPR. DNA sequence analysis of fragments obtained by PCR amplification confirmed that the internal TAA and neighboring sequences are present in the endogenous tomPRO1 sequence in tomato. We demonstrated with RNase protection assays that the tomPRO1 locus is transcribed in tomato tissue culture cells, into a product that contains the internal stop codon. In Escherichia coli, tomPRO1 directed the synthesis of two proteins, a 33-kDa GK and a 44-kDa GPR. Antibodies against the 44-kDa GPR purified from E. coli recognized a 70-kDa product in tomato tissue culture cells and a 60-kDa product in leaves and roots. These results suggest that in tomato tissues, GPR is made as part of a longer polypeptide by some translational mechanism that enables bypass of the internal stop codon, such as frameshifting or ribosome hopping. The tomPRO1 locus may be the first example of a nuclear genetic element in plants that encodes two functional enzymes in two distinct open reading frames.
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Affiliation(s)
- M García-Ríos
- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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