scholarly journals Multidomain organization of eukaryotic guanine nucleotide exchange translation initiation factor eIF-2B subunits revealed by analysis of conserved sequence motifs

1995 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
pp. 1608-1617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugene V. Koonin
Keyword(s):  
Translation Initiation ◽  
Translation Initiation Factor ◽  
Initiation Factor ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide ◽  
Sequence Motifs ◽  
Nucleotide Exchange ◽  
Conserved Sequence ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide Exchange ◽  
Conserved Sequence Motifs

scholarly journals Guanine nucleotide exchange factor for eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: interactions between the essential subunits GCD2, GCD6, and GCD7 and the regulatory subunit GCN3.

1993 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4618-4631 ◽  
Author(s):  
J L Bushman ◽  
M Foiani ◽  
A M Cigan ◽  
C J Paddon ◽  
A G Hinnebusch
Keyword(s):  
Translation Initiation ◽  
Translation Initiation Factor ◽  
Initiation Factor ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide ◽  
Nucleotide Exchange ◽  
Eukaryotic Translation ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide Exchange ◽  
Nucleotide Exchange Factor ◽  
Initiation Factor 2 ◽  
Eukaryotic Translation Initiation

Phosphorylation of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 (eIF-2) in amino acid-starved cells of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae reduces general protein synthesis but specifically stimulates translation of GCN4 mRNA. This regulatory mechanism is dependent on the nonessential GCN3 protein and multiple essential proteins encoded by GCD genes. Previous genetic and biochemical experiments led to the conclusion that GCD1, GCD2, and GCN3 are components of the GCD complex, recently shown to be the yeast equivalent of the mammalian guanine nucleotide exchange factor for eIF-2, known as eIF-2B. In this report, we identify new constituents of the GCD-eIF-2B complex and probe interactions between its different subunits. Biochemical evidence is presented that GCN3 is an integral component of the GCD-eIF-2B complex that, while dispensable, can be mutationally altered to have a substantial inhibitory effect on general translation initiation. The amino acid sequence changes for three gcd2 mutations have been determined, and we describe several examples of mutual suppression involving the gcd2 mutations and particular alleles of GCN3. These allele-specific interactions have led us to propose that GCN3 and GCD2 directly interact in the GCD-eIF-2B complex. Genetic evidence that GCD6 and GCD7 encode additional subunits of the GCD-eIF-2B complex was provided by the fact that reduced-function mutations in these genes are lethal in strains deleted for GCN3, the same interaction described previously for mutations in GCD1 and GCD2. Biochemical experiments showing that GCD6 and GCD7 copurify and coimmunoprecipitate with GCD1, GCD2, GCN3, and subunits of eIF-2 have confirmed that GCD6 and GCD7 are subunits of the GCD-eIF-2B complex. The fact that all five subunits of yeast eIF-2B were first identified as translational regulators of GCN4 strongly suggests that regulation of guanine nucleotide exchange on eIF-2 is a key control point for translation in yeast cells just as in mammalian cells.

scholarly journals Guanine nucleotide exchange factor for eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: interactions between the essential subunits GCD2, GCD6, and GCD7 and the regulatory subunit GCN3

1993 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4618-4631
Author(s):  
J L Bushman ◽  
M Foiani ◽  
A M Cigan ◽  
C J Paddon ◽  
A G Hinnebusch
Keyword(s):  
Translation Initiation ◽  
Translation Initiation Factor ◽  
Initiation Factor ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide ◽  
Nucleotide Exchange ◽  
Eukaryotic Translation ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide Exchange ◽  
Nucleotide Exchange Factor ◽  
Initiation Factor 2 ◽  
Eukaryotic Translation Initiation

Phosphorylation of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 (eIF-2) in amino acid-starved cells of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae reduces general protein synthesis but specifically stimulates translation of GCN4 mRNA. This regulatory mechanism is dependent on the nonessential GCN3 protein and multiple essential proteins encoded by GCD genes. Previous genetic and biochemical experiments led to the conclusion that GCD1, GCD2, and GCN3 are components of the GCD complex, recently shown to be the yeast equivalent of the mammalian guanine nucleotide exchange factor for eIF-2, known as eIF-2B. In this report, we identify new constituents of the GCD-eIF-2B complex and probe interactions between its different subunits. Biochemical evidence is presented that GCN3 is an integral component of the GCD-eIF-2B complex that, while dispensable, can be mutationally altered to have a substantial inhibitory effect on general translation initiation. The amino acid sequence changes for three gcd2 mutations have been determined, and we describe several examples of mutual suppression involving the gcd2 mutations and particular alleles of GCN3. These allele-specific interactions have led us to propose that GCN3 and GCD2 directly interact in the GCD-eIF-2B complex. Genetic evidence that GCD6 and GCD7 encode additional subunits of the GCD-eIF-2B complex was provided by the fact that reduced-function mutations in these genes are lethal in strains deleted for GCN3, the same interaction described previously for mutations in GCD1 and GCD2. Biochemical experiments showing that GCD6 and GCD7 copurify and coimmunoprecipitate with GCD1, GCD2, GCN3, and subunits of eIF-2 have confirmed that GCD6 and GCD7 are subunits of the GCD-eIF-2B complex. The fact that all five subunits of yeast eIF-2B were first identified as translational regulators of GCN4 strongly suggests that regulation of guanine nucleotide exchange on eIF-2 is a key control point for translation in yeast cells just as in mammalian cells.

scholarly journals Identification of a regulatory subcomplex in the guanine nucleotide exchange factor eIF2B that mediates inhibition by phosphorylated eIF2.

1996 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. 6603-6616 ◽  
Author(s):  
W Yang ◽  
A G Hinnebusch
Keyword(s):  
Translation Initiation ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Translation Initiation Factor ◽  
Initiation Factor ◽  
Alpha Subunit ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide ◽  
Regulatory Domain ◽  
Nucleotide Exchange ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide Exchange ◽  
Cell Extracts

Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B (eIF2B) is a five-subunit complex that catalyzes guanine nucleotide exchange on eIF2. Phosphorylation of the alpha subunit of eIF2 [creating eIF2(alphaP]) converts eIF2 x GDP from a substrate to an inhibitor of eIF2B. We showed previously that the inhibitory effect of eIF2(alphaP) can be decreased by deletion of the eIF2B alpha subunit (encoded by GCN3) and by point mutations in the beta and delta subunits of eIF2B (encoded by GCD7 and GCD2, respectively). These findings, plus sequence similarities among GCD2, GCD7, and GCN3, led us to propose that these proteins comprise a regulatory domain that interacts with eIF2(alphaP) and mediates the inhibition of eIF2B activity. Supporting this hypothesis, we report here that overexpression of GCD2, GCD7, and GCN3 specifically reduced the inhibitory effect of eIF2(alphaP) on translation initiation in vivo. The excess GCD2, GCD7, and GCN3 were coimmunoprecipitated from cell extracts, providing physical evidence that these three proteins can form a stable subcomplex. Formation of this subcomplex did not compensate for a loss of eIF2B function by mutation and in fact lowered eIF2B activity in strains lacking eIF2(alphaP). These findings indicate that the trimeric subcomplex does not possess guanine nucleotide exchange activity; we propose, instead, that it interacts with eIF2(alphaP) and prevents the latter from inhibiting native eIF2B. Overexpressing only GCD2 and GCD7 also reduced eIF2(alphaP) toxicity, presumably by titrating GCN3 from eIF2B and producing the four-subunit form of eIF2B that is less sensitive to eIF2(alphaP). This interpretation is supported by the fact that overexpressing GCD2 and GCD7 did not reduce eIF2(alphaP) toxicity in a strain lacking GCN3; however, it did suppress the impairment of eIF2B caused by the gcn3c-R104K mutation. An N-terminally truncated GCD2 protein interacted with other eIF2B subunits only when GCD7 and GCN3 were overexpressed, in accordance with the idea that the portion of GCD2 homologous to GCD7 and GCN3 is sufficient for complex formation by these three proteins. Together, our results provide strong evidence that GCN3, GCD7, and the C-terminal half of GCD2 comprise the regulatory domain in eIF2B.

scholarly journals Dynamic cycling of eIF2 through a large eIF2B-containing cytoplasmic body

2005 ◽  
Vol 170 (6) ◽  
pp. 925-934 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan G. Campbell ◽  
Nathaniel P. Hoyle ◽  
Mark P. Ashe
Keyword(s):  
Translation Initiation ◽  
Translation Initiation Factor ◽  
Initiation Factor ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide ◽  
Nucleotide Exchange ◽  
Cytoplasmic Body ◽  
Eukaryotic Translation ◽  
Initiation Factors ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide Exchange ◽  
Cellular Stresses

The eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B (eIF2B) provides a fundamental controlled point in the pathway of protein synthesis. eIF2B is the heteropentameric guanine nucleotide exchange factor that converts eIF2, from an inactive guanosine diphosphate–bound complex to eIF2-guanosine triphosphate. This reaction is controlled in response to a variety of cellular stresses to allow the rapid reprogramming of cellular gene expression. Here we demonstrate that in contrast to other translation initiation factors, eIF2B and eIF2 colocalize to a specific cytoplasmic locus. The dynamic nature of this locus is revealed through fluorescence recovery after photobleaching analysis. Indeed eIF2 shuttles into these foci whereas eIF2B remains largely resident. Three different strategies to decrease the guanine nucleotide exchange function of eIF2B all inhibit eIF2 shuttling into the foci. These results implicate a defined cytoplasmic center of eIF2B in the exchange of guanine nucleotides on the eIF2 translation initiation factor. A focused core of eIF2B guanine nucleotide exchange might allow either greater activity or control of this elementary conserved step in the translation pathway.

scholarly journals PKR and GCN2 Kinases and Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 2B (eIF2B) Recognize Overlapping Surfaces on eIF2α

2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (8) ◽  
pp. 3063-3075 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madhusudan Dey ◽  
Bruce Trieselmann ◽  
Emily G. Locke ◽  
Jingfang Lu ◽  
Chune Cao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Translation Initiation ◽  
Translational Regulation ◽  
Translation Initiation Factor ◽  
Initiation Factor ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide ◽  
Nucleotide Exchange ◽  
Eukaryotic Translation ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide Exchange ◽  
Nucleotide Exchange Factor ◽  
Eukaryotic Translation Initiation

ABSTRACT Four stress-responsive protein kinases, including GCN2 and PKR, phosphorylate eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α (eIF2α) on Ser51 to regulate general and gene-specific protein synthesis. Phosphorylated eIF2 is an inhibitor of its guanine nucleotide exchange factor, eIF2B. Mutations that block translational regulation were isolated throughout the N-terminal OB-fold domain in Saccharomyces cerevisiae eIF2α, including those at residues flanking Ser51 and around 20 Å away in the conserved motif K79GYID83. Any mutation at Glu49 or Asp83 blocked translational regulation; however, only a subset of these mutations impaired Ser51 phosphorylation. Substitution of Ala for Asp83 eliminated phosphorylation by GCN2 and PKR both in vivo and in vitro, establishing the critical contributions of remote residues to kinase-substrate recognition. In contrast, mutations that blocked translational regulation but not Ser51 phosphorylation impaired the binding of eIF2B to phosphorylated eIF2α. Thus, two structurally distinct effectors of eIF2 function, eIF2α kinases and eIF2B, have evolved to recognize the same surface and overlapping determinants on eIF2α.

scholarly journals eIF2B, the guanine nucleotide-exchange factor for eukaryotic initiation factor 2. Sequence conservation between the α, β and δ subunits of eIF2B from mammals and yeast

1996 ◽  
Vol 318 (2) ◽  
pp. 637-643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nigel T. PRICE ◽  
Harry MELLOR ◽  
Bridget L. CRADDOCK ◽  
Kevin M. FLOWERS ◽  
Scot R. KIMBALL ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Translation Initiation ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor ◽  
Initiation Factor ◽  
Rat Tissues ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide ◽  
Nucleotide Exchange ◽  
Mrna Species ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide Exchange ◽  
Nucleotide Exchange Factor

The guanine nucleotide-exchange factor eIF2B mediates the exchange of GDP bound to translation initiation factor eIF2 for GTP. This exchange process is a key regulatory step for the control of translation initiation in eukaryotic organisms. To improve our understanding of the structure, function and regulation of eIF2B, we have obtained and sequenced cDNA species encoding all of its five subunits. Here we report the sequences of eIF2Bβ and Δ from rat. This paper focuses on sequence similarities between the α, β and Δ subunits of mammalian eIF2B. Earlier work showed that the amino acid sequences of the corresponding subunits of eIF2B in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae (GCN3, GCD7 and GCD2) exhibit considerable similarity. We demonstrate that this is also true for the mammalian subunits. Moreover, alignment of the eIF2Bα, β and Δ sequences from mammals and yeast, along with the sequence of the putative eIF2Bα subunit from Caenorhabditis elegans and eIF2BΔ from Schizosaccharomyces pombe shows that a large number of residues are identical or conserved between the C-terminal regions of all these sequences. This strong sequence conservation points to the likely functional importance of these residues. The implications of this are discussed in the light of results concerning the functions of the subunits of eIF2B in yeast and mammals. Our results also indicate that the large apparent differences in mobility on SDS/PAGE between eIF2Bβ and Δ subunits from rat and rabbit are not due to differences in their lengths but reflect differences in amino acid composition. We have also examined the relative expression of mRNA species encoding the α, β, Δ and ϵ subunits of eIF2B in a range of rat tissues by Northern blot analysis. As might be expected for mRNA species encoding subunits of a heterotrimeric protein, the ratios of expression levels of these subunits to one another did not vary between the different rat tissues examined (with the possible exception of liver). This represents the first analysis of the levels of expression of mRNA species encoding the different subunits of eIF2B.

scholarly journals Tight Binding of the Phosphorylated α Subunit of Initiation Factor 2 (eIF2α) to the Regulatory Subunits of Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor eIF2B Is Required for Inhibition of Translation Initiation

2001 ◽  
Vol 21 (15) ◽  
pp. 5018-5030 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thanuja Krishnamoorthy ◽  
Graham D. Pavitt ◽  
Fan Zhang ◽  
Thomas E. Dever ◽  
Alan G. Hinnebusch
Keyword(s):  
Translation Initiation ◽  
Tight Binding ◽  
Initiation Factor ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide ◽  
Nucleotide Exchange ◽  
Α Subunit ◽  
Regulatory Subunits ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide Exchange ◽  
Nucleotide Exchange Factor ◽  
Initiation Factor 2

ABSTRACT Translation initiation factor 2 (eIF2) is a heterotrimeric protein that transfers methionyl-initiator tRNAMet to the small ribosomal subunit in a ternary complex with GTP. The eIF2 phosphorylated on serine 51 of its α subunit [eIF2(αP)] acts as competitive inhibitor of its guanine nucleotide exchange factor, eIF2B, impairing formation of the ternary complex and thereby inhibiting translation initiation. eIF2B is comprised of catalytic and regulatory subcomplexes harboring independent eIF2 binding sites; however, it was unknown whether the α subunit of eIF2 directly contacts any eIF2B subunits or whether this interaction is modulated by phosphorylation. We found that recombinant eIF2α (glutathioneS-transferase [GST]–SUI2) bound to the eIF2B regulatory subcomplex in vitro, in a manner stimulated by Ser-51 phosphorylation. Genetic data suggest that this direct interaction also occurred in vivo, allowing overexpressed SUI2 to compete with eIF2(αP) holoprotein for binding to the eIF2B regulatory subcomplex. Mutations in SUI2 and in the eIF2B regulatory subunit GCD7 that eliminated inhibition of eIF2B by eIF2(αP) also impaired binding of phosphorylated GST-SUI2 to the eIF2B regulatory subunits. These findings provide strong evidence that tight binding of phosphorylated SUI2 to the eIF2B regulatory subcomplex is crucial for the inhibition of eIF2B and attendant downregulation of protein synthesis exerted by eIF2(αP). We propose that this regulatory interaction prevents association of the eIF2B catalytic subcomplex with the β and γ subunits of eIF2 in the manner required for GDP-GTP exchange.

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