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During the last decade the concept of cellular IRES-elements has become predominant to explain the continued expression of
specific proteins in eukaryotic cells under conditions when the cap-dependent translation initiation is inhibited. However,
many cellular IRESs regarded as cornerstones of the concept, have been compromised by several recent works using a number
of modern techniques. This review analyzes the sources of artifacts associated with identification of IRESs and describes
a set of control experiments, which should be performed before concluding that a 5’ UTR of eukaryotic mRNA does contain an
IRES. Hallmarks of true IRES-elements as exemplified by well-documented IRESs of viral origin are presented. Analysis of existing
reports allows us to conclude that there is a constant confusion of the cap-independent with the IRES-directed translation
initiation. In fact, these two modes of translation initiation are not synonymous. We discuss here not numerous reports pointing
to the existence of a cap- and IRES-independent scanning mechanism of translation initiation based on utilization of special
RNA structures called cap-independent translational enhancers (CITE). We describe this mechanism and suggest it as an alternative
to the concept of cellular IRESs. 相似文献
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Base-pairing of messenger RNA to ribosomal RNA is a mechanism of translation initiation in prokaryotes. Although analogous base-pairing has been suggested to affect the translation of various eukaryotic mRNAs, direct evidence has been lacking. To test such base-pairing, we developed a yeast system that uses ribosomes containing a mouse-yeast hybrid 18S rRNA. Using this system, we demonstrate that a 9-nucleotide element found in the mouse Gtx homeodomain mRNA facilitates translation initiation by base-pairing to 18S rRNA. Various point mutations in the Gtx element and in either the hybrid or wild-type yeast 18S rRNAs confirmed the requirement for an intact complementary match. The presence of the Gtx element in various mRNAs suggests that this element affects the translation of groups of mRNAs. We discuss the possibility that other mRNA elements affect translation by base-pairing to different sites in the 18S rRNA. 相似文献
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Overview: mechanism of translation initiation in eukaryotes 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
W C Merrick 《Enzyme》1990,44(1-4):7-16
Evidence to date has placed considerable emphasis on protein synthesis initiation as the dominant site of translational control. Two specific aspects are regulated, the binding of the initiator tRNA to the 40S subunits (as a ternary complex with eIF-2 and GTP) and the subsequent binding of mRNA to the complex of the 40S subunit with initiator tRNA. In addition to regulation, eIF-2 and Met-tRNAf are in large part responsible for selection of the initiating AUG codon. The utilization of most host mRNAs requires an m7G cap structure at the 5' end. However, many viral systems appear to use one of two alternate initiation schemes referred to as re-initiation and internal initiation. The function of specific initiation factors is presented and the consequences of altering the activity of these factors is discussed. 相似文献
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N Sonenberg J Pelletier 《BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology》1989,11(5):128-132
All eukaryotic cellular mRNAs, and most viral mRNAs, are blocked at their 5' ends with a cap structure (m7GpppX, where X is any nucleotide). Poliovirus, along with a small number of other animal and plant viral mRNAs, does not contain a 5' cap structure. Since the cap structure functions to facilitate ribosome binding to mRNA, translation of polio-virus must proceed by a cap-independent mechanism. Consistent with this, recent studies have shown that ribosomes can bind to an internal region within the long 5' noncoding sequence of poliovirus RNA. Possible mechanisms for cap-independent translation are discussed. Cap-independent translation of poliovirus RNA is of major importance to the mechanism of shut-off of host protein synthesis after infection. Moreover, it is likely to play a role in determining poliovirus neurovirulence and attenuation. 相似文献
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S. G. Rogers R. T. Fraley R. B. Horsch A. D. Levine J. S. Flick L. A. Brand C. L. Fink T. Mozer K. O’Connell P. R. Sanders 《Plant Molecular Biology Reporter》1985,3(3):111-116
Summary The recent development of methods for transforming plant cells has permitted testing of the Kozak ribosome scanning hypothesis
of translational initiation in plant cells. The experiments described in this paper provide a direct demonstration that an
extra translational initiation signal decreases the level of Tn5 neomycin phosphotransferase II enzyme produced in transformed
plant cells. Removal of the extra AUG results in an improved chimeric kanamycin resistance gene that expresses a five-fold
increase in selectable resistance and assayable enzyme without an increase in stable mRNA levels. This is the first evidence
suggesting that the Kozak’s model of ribosome scanning for mammalian translation initiation applies to plant cells. 相似文献
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Protein synthesis utilizes a large proportion of the available free energy in the eukaryotic cell and must be precisely controlled, yet up to now there has been no systematic rate control analysis of the in vivo process. We now present a novel study of rate control by eukaryotic translation initiation factors (eIFs) using yeast strains in which chromosomal eIF genes have been placed under the control of the tetO7 promoter system. The results reveal that, contrary to previously published reports, control of the initiation pathway is distributed over all of the eIFs, whereby rate control (the magnitude of their respective component control coefficients) follows the order: eIF4G>eIF1A>eIF4E>eIF5B. The apparent rate control effects of eIFs observed in standard cell-free extract experiments, on the other hand, do not accurately reflect the steady state in vivo data. Overall, this work establishes the first quantitative control framework for the study of in vivo eukaryotic translation. 相似文献
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Alternatives for the initiation of translation 总被引:5,自引:0,他引:5
R C Herman 《Trends in biochemical sciences》1989,14(6):219-222
New evidence of exceptions to the scanning mechanism for the initiation of translation has been recently obtained. These data suggest that ribosomes can bind and initiate internally on certain mRNAs without having to scan from the 5' end. 相似文献
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The novel mechanism of initiation of picornavirus RNA translation 总被引:74,自引:0,他引:74
Richard J. Jackson Michael T. Howell Ann Kaminski 《Trends in biochemical sciences》1990,15(12):477-483
The initiation of translation of picornaviral RNAs takes place by an unusual mechanism whereby ribosomes bind directly to an internal site rather than scan the RNA from the 5′-end. This internal entry mechanism requires a 450-nucleotide segment of the picornavirus 5′-untranslated region. The ribosome binds initially to a site at the 3′-end of this segment, and then may scan the RNA to reach the authentic initiation site. This novel mechanism may be of relevance to the translation of some cellular mRNAs. 相似文献
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MHC class I molecules present a comprehensive mixture of peptides on the cell surface for immune surveillance. The peptides represent the intracellular protein milieu produced by translation of endogenous mRNAs. Unexpectedly, the peptides are encoded not only in conventional AUG initiated translational reading frames but also in alternative cryptic reading frames. Here, we analyzed how ribosomes recognize and use cryptic initiation codons in the mRNA. We find that translation initiation complexes assemble at non-AUG codons but differ from canonical AUG initiation in response to specific inhibitors acting within the peptidyl transferase and decoding centers of the ribosome. Thus, cryptic translation at non-AUG start codons can utilize a distinct initiation mechanism which could be differentially regulated to provide peptides for immune surveillance. 相似文献
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Vassilenko KS Alekhina OM Dmitriev SE Shatsky IN Spirin AS 《Nucleic acids research》2011,39(13):5555-5567
According to the model of translation initiation in eukaryotes, the 40S ribosomal subunit binds to capped 5'-end of mRNA and subsequently migrates along 5'-UTR in searching for initiation codon. However, it remains unclear whether the migration is the result of a random one-dimensional diffusion, or it is an energy-driven unidirectional movement. To address this issue, the method of continuous monitoring of protein synthesis in situ was used for high precision measurements of the times required for translation of mRNA with 5'-UTRs of different lengths and structures in mammalian and plant cell-free systems. For the first time, the relationship between the scanning time and the 5'-UTR length was determined and their linear correlation was experimentally demonstrated. The conclusion is made that the ribosome migration is an unidirectional motion with the rate being virtually independent of a particular mRNA sequence and secondary structure. 相似文献
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Recognizing translation initiation sites of eukaryotic genes based on the cooperatively scanning model 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
MOTIVATION: Translation initiation sites (TISs) of genes are the key points of protein synthesis. Exact recognition of TISs in eukaryotic genes is one of the most important tasks in gene-finding algorithms. However, the task has not been satisfactorily fulfilled up to the present. Here, we propose a cooperatively scanning model for recognizing TISs and the first exons of eukaryotic genes on the basis of the structural characteristics of multi-exon genes. RESULTS: The model was employed to cooperatively scan the TISs and 3' splicing sites in eukaryotic genes, and the TISs and the first exons of 132 mammalian gene sequences are identified to evaluate the model. Accuracy of exactly recognizing the TISs and the first exons has been found to amount respectively to 64.4 and 51.5%. We believe that the model will be a useful tool for genome annotation and that it can be easily incorporated into other algorithms to achieve higher accuracy in recognizing TISs and the first exons. AVAILABILITY: The program is available upon request. 相似文献
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Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5 is critical for integrity of the scanning preinitiation complex and accurate control of GCN4 translation
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Singh CR Curtis C Yamamoto Y Hall NS Kruse DS He H Hannig EM Asano K 《Molecular and cellular biology》2005,25(13):5480-5491
The integrity of eukaryotic translation initiation factor (eIF) interactions in ribosomal pre-initiation complexes is critical for the proper regulation of GCN4 mRNA translation in response to amino acid availability. Increased phosphorylation of eIF2 under amino acid starvation conditions leads to a corresponding increase in GCN4 mRNA translation. The carboxyl-terminal domain (CTD) of eIF5 (eIF5-CTD) has been identified as a potential nucleation site for pre-initiation complex assembly. To further characterize eIF5 and delineate its role in GCN4 translational control, we isolated mutations leading to temperature sensitivity (Ts- phenotype) targeted at TIF5, the structural gene encoding eIF5 in yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae). Nine single point mutations were isolated, in addition to an allele in which the last 15 amino acids were deleted. The nine point mutations clustered in the eIF5-CTD, which contains two conserved aromatic/acidic boxes. Six of the point mutations derepressed GCN4 translation independent of eIF2 phosphorylation (Gcd- phenotype) at a permissive temperature, directly implicating eIF5-CTD in the eIF2/GTP/Met-tRNA(i)Met ternary complex binding process required for GCN4 translational control. In addition, stronger restriction of eIF5-CTD function at an elevated temperature led to failure to derepress GCN4 translation (Gcn- phenotype) in all of the mutants, most likely due to leaky scanning of the first upstream open reading frame of GCN4 mRNA. This latter result directly implicates eIF5-CTD in the process of accurate scanning for, or recognition of, AUG codons. Taken together, our results indicate that eIF5-CTD plays a critical role in both the assembly of the 43S complex and the post-assembly process in the 48S complex, likely during the scanning process. 相似文献
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Trevor R Sweeney Irina S Abaeva Tatyana V Pestova Christopher U T Hellen 《The EMBO journal》2014,33(1):76-92
Picornavirus Type 1 IRESs comprise five principal domains (dII–dVI). Whereas dV binds eIF4G, a conserved AUG in dVI was suggested to stimulate attachment of 43S ribosomal preinitiation complexes, which then scan to the initiation codon. Initiation on Type 1 IRESs also requires IRES trans‐acting factors (ITAFs), and several candidates have been proposed. Here, we report the in vitro reconstitution of initiation on three Type 1 IRESs: poliovirus (PV), enterovirus 71 (EV71), and bovine enterovirus (BEV). All of them require eIF2, eIF3, eIF4A, eIF4G, eIF4B, eIF1A, and a single ITAF, poly(C) binding protein 2 (PCBP2). In each instance, initiation starts with binding of eIF4G/eIF4A. Subsequent recruitment of 43S complexes strictly requires direct interaction of their eIF3 constituent with eIF4G. The following events can differ between IRESs, depending on the stability of dVI. If it is unstructured (BEV), all ribosomes scan through dVI to the initiation codon, requiring eIF1 to bypass its AUG. If it is structured (PV, EV71), most initiation events occur without inspection of dVI, implying that its AUG does not determine ribosomal attachment. 相似文献
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Hellen CU 《Structure (London, England : 1993)》2007,15(1):4-6
A high-resolution cryo-EM reconstruction of a ribosome-bound dicistrovirus IRES (Schüler et al., 2006) and the crystal structure of its ribosome binding domain (Pfingsten et al., 2006) provide new insights into an exceptional eukaryotic translation mechanism. 相似文献
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Gutiérrez P Osborne MJ Siddiqui N Trempe JF Arrowsmith C Gehring K 《Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society》2004,13(3):659-667
aIF2 beta is the archaeal homolog of eIF2 beta, a member of the eIF2 heterotrimeric complex, implicated in the delivery of Met-tRNA(i)(Met) to the 40S ribosomal subunit. We have determined the solution structure of the intact beta-subunit of aIF2 from Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum. aIF2 beta is composed of an unfolded N terminus, a mixed alpha/beta core domain and a C-terminal zinc finger. NMR data shows the two folded domains display restricted mobility with respect to each other. Analysis of the aIF2 gamma structure docked to tRNA allowed the identification of a putative binding site for the beta-subunit in the ternary translation complex. Based on structural similarity and biochemical data, a role for the different secondary structure elements is suggested. 相似文献
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The eukaryotic translation initiation factor 1 binds to the ribosome during translation initiation. It is instrumental for initiator-tRNA and mRNA binding, and has a function in selection of the authentic start codon. Here, we show that the archaeal homolog aIF1 has analogous functions. The aIF1 protein of the archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus is bound to the small ribosomal subunit during translation initiation and accelerates binding of initiator-tRNA and mRNA to the ribosome. Accordingly, aIF1 stimulated translation of an mRNA in a S. solfataricus in vitro translation system. Moreover, this study suggested that the C terminus of the factor is of relevance for its function. 相似文献