scholarly journals Conformational Control of Translation Termination on the 70S Ribosome

Structure ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 821-828.e3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Egor Svidritskiy ◽  
Andrei A. Korostelev
Keyword(s):  
Translation Termination ◽  
Conformational Control ◽  
70S Ribosome

Structural basis for translation termination on the 70S ribosome

Nature ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 454 (7206) ◽  
pp. 852-857 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Laurberg ◽  
Haruichi Asahara ◽  
Andrei Korostelev ◽  
Jianyu Zhu ◽  
Sergei Trakhanov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Translation Termination ◽  
Structural Basis ◽  
70S Ribosome

scholarly journals Conformational control of translation termination on the 70S ribosome

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Egor Svidritskiy ◽  
Andrei A. Korostelev
Keyword(s):  
Conformational Changes ◽  
Catalytic Domain ◽  
Stop Codon ◽  
Translation Termination ◽  
Release Factor ◽  
Codon Recognition ◽  
Peptide Release ◽  
Stop Codon Recognition ◽  
70S Ribosome ◽  
A Site

AbstractTranslation termination ensures proper lengths of cellular proteins. During termination, release factor (RF) recognizes a stop codon and catalyzes peptide release. Conformational changes in RF are thought to underlie accurate translation termination. If true, the release factor should bind the A-site codon in inactive (compact) conformation(s), but structural studies of ribosome termination complexes have only captured RFs in an extended, active conformation. Here, we identify a hyper-accurate RF1 variant, and present crystal structures of 70S termination complexes that suggest a structural pathway for RF1 activation. In the presence of blasticidin S, the catalytic domain of RF1 is removed from the peptidyl-transferase center, whereas the codon-recognition domain is fully engaged in stop-codon recognition in the decoding center. RF1 codon recognition induces decoding-center rearrangements that precede accommodation of the catalytic domain. Our findings suggest how structural dynamics of RF1 and the ribosome coordinate stop-codon recognition with peptide release, ensuring accurate translation termination.

Influence of nascent polypeptide positive charges on translation dynamics

2020 ◽  
Vol 477 (15) ◽  
pp. 2921-2934
Author(s):  
Rodrigo D. Requião ◽  
Géssica C. Barros ◽  
Tatiana Domitrovic ◽  
Fernando L. Palhano
Keyword(s):  
Mrna Decay ◽  
Translation Termination ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Translation Efficiency ◽  
Amino Acid Residues ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Strong Argument ◽  
Translation Arrest ◽  
Exit Tunnel ◽  
Positively Charged

Protein segments with a high concentration of positively charged amino acid residues are often used in reporter constructs designed to activate ribosomal mRNA/protein decay pathways, such as those involving nonstop mRNA decay (NSD), no-go mRNA decay (NGD) and the ribosome quality control (RQC) complex. It has been proposed that the electrostatic interaction of the positively charged nascent peptide with the negatively charged ribosomal exit tunnel leads to translation arrest. When stalled long enough, the translation process is terminated with the degradation of the transcript and an incomplete protein. Although early experiments made a strong argument for this mechanism, other features associated with positively charged reporters, such as codon bias and mRNA and protein structure, have emerged as potent inducers of ribosome stalling. We carefully reviewed the published data on the protein and mRNA expression of artificial constructs with diverse compositions as assessed in different organisms. We concluded that, although polybasic sequences generally lead to lower translation efficiency, it appears that an aggravating factor, such as a nonoptimal codon composition, is necessary to cause translation termination events.

scholarly journals Iron in Translation: From the Beginning to the End

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 1058
Author(s):  
Antonia María Romero ◽  
María Teresa Martínez-Pastor ◽  
Sergi Puig
Keyword(s):  
Translational Regulation ◽  
Translation Termination ◽  
Protein Biosynthesis ◽  
Regulatory Protein ◽  
Dynamic Control ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Cellular Functions ◽  
Yeast Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Eukaryotic Translation ◽  
Responsive Element

Iron is an essential element for all eukaryotes, since it acts as a cofactor for many enzymes involved in basic cellular functions, including translation. While the mammalian iron-regulatory protein/iron-responsive element (IRP/IRE) system arose as one of the first examples of translational regulation in higher eukaryotes, little is known about the contribution of iron itself to the different stages of eukaryotic translation. In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, iron deficiency provokes a global impairment of translation at the initiation step, which is mediated by the Gcn2-eIF2α pathway, while the post-transcriptional regulator Cth2 specifically represses the translation of a subgroup of iron-related transcripts. In addition, several steps of the translation process depend on iron-containing enzymes, including particular modifications of translation elongation factors and transfer RNAs (tRNAs), and translation termination by the ATP-binding cassette family member Rli1 (ABCE1 in humans) and the prolyl hydroxylase Tpa1. The influence of these modifications and their correlation with codon bias in the dynamic control of protein biosynthesis, mainly in response to stress, is emerging as an interesting focus of research. Taking S. cerevisiae as a model, we hereby discuss the relevance of iron in the control of global and specific translation steps.

scholarly journals Structure of Erm-modified 70S ribosome reveals the mechanism of macrolide resistance

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maxim S. Svetlov ◽  
Egor A. Syroegin ◽  
Elena V. Aleksandrova ◽  
Gemma C. Atkinson ◽  
Steven T. Gregory ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Macrolide Resistance ◽  
70S Ribosome
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