scholarly journals eIF3b and eIF3i relocate together to the ribosomal subunit interface during translation initiation and modulate start codon selection

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose L. Llácer ◽  
Tanweer Hussain ◽  
Jinsheng Dong ◽  
Yuliya Gordiyenko ◽  
Alan G. Hinnebusch
Keyword(s):  
Translation Initiation ◽  
Ribosomal Subunit ◽  
Start Codon ◽  
High Fidelity ◽  
Electron Cryomicroscopy ◽  
Translational Initiation ◽  
Closed Conformation ◽  
Subunit Interface ◽  
Codon Selection

ABSTRACTDuring eukaryotic translational initiation, the 48S ribosomal pre-initiation complex (PIC) scans the 5’ untranslated region of mRNA until it encounters a start codon. We present a single particle electron cryomicroscopy (cryo-EM) reconstruction of a yeast 48S PIC in an open scanning-competent state in which eIF3b is observed bound on the 40S subunit interface. eIF3b is re-located with eIF3i from their solvent-interface locations observed in other PIC structures; however, eIF3i is not in contact with the 40S. Re-processing of micrographs of our previous 48S PIC in a closed state using currently available tools reveal a similar re-location of eIF3b and eIF3i from the solvent to subunit interface. Genetic analysis indicates that high fidelity initiation in vivo depends strongly on eIF3b interactions at the subunit interface that either promote the closed conformation of the PIC on start codon selection or facilitate subsequent relocation back to the solvent side of the 40S subunit.

scholarly journals eIF2α interactions with mRNA control accurate start codon selection by the translation preinitiation complex

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (18) ◽  
pp. 10280-10296
Author(s):  
Anil Thakur ◽  
Swati Gaikwad ◽  
Anil K Vijjamarri ◽  
Alan G Hinnebusch
Keyword(s):  
Translation Initiation ◽  
Ternary Complex ◽  
Start Codon ◽  
Preinitiation Complex ◽  
Closed Conformation ◽  
Open Conformation ◽  
Kozak Context ◽  
Codon Selection

Abstract In translation initiation, AUG recognition triggers rearrangement of the 48S preinitiation complex (PIC) from an open conformation to a closed state with more tightly-bound Met-tRNAi. Cryo-EM structures have revealed interactions unique to the closed complex between arginines R55/R57 of eIF2α with mRNA, including the −3 nucleotide of the ‘Kozak’ context. We found that R55/R57 substitutions reduced recognition of a UUG start codon at HIS4 in Sui− cells (Ssu− phenotype); and in vitro, R55G-R57E accelerated dissociation of the eIF2·GTP·Met-tRNAi ternary complex (TC) from reconstituted PICs with a UUG start codon, indicating destabilization of the closed complex. R55/R57 substitutions also decreased usage of poor-context AUGs in SUI1 and GCN4 mRNAs in vivo. In contrast, eIF2α-R53 interacts with the rRNA backbone only in the open complex, and the R53E substitution enhanced initiation at a UUG codon (Sui− phenotype) and poor-context AUGs, while reducing the rate of TC loading (Gcd− phenotype) in vivo. Consistently, R53E slowed TC binding to the PIC while decreasing TC dissociation at UUG codons in vitro, indicating destabilization of the open complex. Thus, distinct interactions of eIF2α with rRNA or mRNA stabilize first the open, and then closed, conformation of the PIC to influence the accuracy of initiation in vivo.

scholarly journals Dissociation of eIF1 from the 40S ribosomal subunit is a key step in start codon selection in vivo

2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (10) ◽  
pp. 1217-1230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y.-N. Cheung ◽  
D. Maag ◽  
S. F. Mitchell ◽  
C. A. Fekete ◽  
M. A. Algire ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ribosomal Subunit ◽  
Start Codon ◽  
40S Ribosomal Subunit ◽  
Codon Selection

scholarly journals Contributions of the N- and C-Terminal Domains of Initiation Factor 3 to Its Functions in the Fidelity of Initiation and Antiassociation of the Ribosomal Subunits

2017 ◽  
Vol 199 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shreya Ahana Ayyub ◽  
Divya Dobriyal ◽  
Umesh Varshney
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Protein Synthesis ◽  
Bacterial Growth ◽  
Translation Initiation ◽  
Ribosomal Subunit ◽  
Initiation Factor ◽  
Start Codon ◽  
Content Type ◽  
E Coli

ABSTRACT Initiation factor 3 (IF3) is one of the three conserved prokaryotic translation initiation factors essential for protein synthesis and cellular survival. Bacterial IF3 is composed of a conserved architecture of globular N- and C-terminal domains (NTD and CTD) joined by a linker region. IF3 is a ribosome antiassociation factor which also modulates selection of start codon and initiator tRNA. All the functions of IF3 have been attributed to its CTD by in vitro studies. However, the in vivo relevance of these findings has not been investigated. By generating complete and partial IF3 (infC) knockouts in Escherichia coli and by complementation analyses using various deletion constructs, we show that while the CTD is essential for E. coli survival, the NTD is not. Polysome profiles reaffirm that CTD alone can bind to the 30S ribosomal subunit and carry out the ribosome antiassociation function. Importantly, in the absence of the NTD, bacterial growth is compromised, indicating a role for the NTD in the fitness of cellular growth. Using reporter assays for in vivo initiation, we show that the NTD plays a crucial role in the fidelity function of IF3 by avoiding (i) initiation from non-AUG codons and (ii) initiation by initiator tRNAs lacking the three highly conserved consecutive GC pairs (in the anticodon stem) known to function in concert with IF3. IMPORTANCE Initiation factor 3 regulates the fidelity of eubacterial translation initiation by ensuring the formation of an initiation complex with an mRNA bearing a canonical start codon and with an initiator tRNA at the ribosomal P site. Additionally, IF3 prevents premature association of the 50S ribosomal subunit with the 30S preinitiation complex. The significance of our work in Escherichia coli is in demonstrating that while the C-terminal domain alone sustains E. coli for its growth, the N-terminal domain adds to the fidelity of initiation of protein synthesis and to the fitness of the bacterial growth.

scholarly journals A combinatorial model predicts leaderless mRNA start codon selection in C. crescentus

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed-Husain M. Bharmal ◽  
Jared M. Schrader
Keyword(s):  
Translation Initiation ◽  
Mrna Translation ◽  
Start Codon ◽  
Leaderless Mrna ◽  
Combinatorial Model ◽  
Shine Dalgarno Sequence ◽  
Codon Selection ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Bacterial Translation

AbstractBacterial translation is thought to initiate by base-pairing of the 16S rRNA and the Shine-Dalgarno sequence in the mRNA’s 5’ UTR. However, transcriptomics has revealed that leaderless mRNAs, which completely lack any 5’ UTR, are broadly distributed across bacteria and can initiate translation in the absence of the Shine-Dalgarno sequence. To investigate the mechanism of leaderless mRNA translation initiation, synthetic in vivo translation reporters were designed that systematically tested the effects of start codon accessibility, leader length, and start codon identity on leaderless mRNA translation initiation. Using this data, a simple computational model was built based on the combinatorial relationship of these mRNA features which can accurately classify leaderless mRNAs and predict the translation initiation efficiency of leaderless mRNAs. Thus, start codon accessibility, leader length, and start codon identity combine to define leaderless mRNA translation initiation in bacteria.

scholarly journals Translational initiation factor eIF5 replaces eIF1 on the 40S ribosomal subunit to promote start-codon recognition

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose L. Llácer ◽  
Tanweer Hussain ◽  
Adesh K. Saini ◽  
Jagpreet Nanda ◽  
Sukhvir Kaur ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ribosomal Subunit ◽  
Initiation Factor ◽  
Start Codon ◽  
Dual Function ◽  
Translational Initiation ◽  
Eukaryotic Translation ◽  
Codon Recognition ◽  
40S Ribosomal Subunit

SUMMARYIn eukaryotic translation initiation AUG recognition of the mRNA requires accommodation of Met-tRNAi in a “PIN” state, which is antagonized by the factor eIF1. eIF5 is a GTPase activating protein (GAP) of eIF2 that additionally promotes stringent AUG selection, but the molecular basis of its dual function was unknown. We present a cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) reconstruction of a 48S pre-initiation complex (PIC), at an overall resolution of 3.0 Å, featuring the N-terminal domain (NTD) of eIF5 bound to the 40S subunit at the location vacated by eIF1. eIF5 interacts with and allows a more accommodated orientation of Met-tRNAi. Substitutions of eIF5 residues involved in the eIF5-NTD/tRNAi interaction influenced initiation at near-cognate UUG codons in vivo, and the closed/open PIC conformation in vitro, consistent with direct stabilization of the codon:anticodon duplex by the wild-type eIF5-NTD. The present structure reveals the basis for a key role of eIF5 in start-codon selection.

scholarly journals Translation initiation in Drosophila melanogaster is reduced by mutations upstream of the AUG initiator codon.

1991 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 2149-2153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y Feng ◽  
L E Gunter ◽  
E L Organ ◽  
D R Cavener
Keyword(s):  
Translation Initiation ◽  
Larval Stage ◽  
Developmental Stages ◽  
Germ Line ◽  
Adult Stage ◽  
Mutant Gene ◽  
Start Codon ◽  
Fold Reduction

The importance to in vivo translation of sequences immediately upstream of the Drosophila alcohol dehydrogenase (Adh) start codon was examined at two developmental stages. Mutations were introduced into the Adh gene in vitro, and the mutant gene was inserted into the genome via germ line transformation. An A-to-T substitution at the -3 position did not affect relative translation rates of the ADH protein at the second-instar larval stage but resulted in a 2.4-fold drop in translation of ADH at the adult stage. A second mutant gene, containing five mutations in the region -1 to -9, was designed to completely block translation initiation. However, transformant lines bearing these mutations still exhibit detectable ADH, albeit at substantially reduced levels. The average fold reduction at the second-instar larval stage was 5.9, while at the adult stage a 12.5-fold reduction was observed.

scholarly journals Dynamic competition between SARS-CoV-2 NSP1 and mRNA on the human ribosome inhibits translation initiation

2021 ◽  
Vol 118 (6) ◽  
pp. e2017715118
Author(s):  
Christopher P. Lapointe ◽  
Rosslyn Grosely ◽  
Alex G. Johnson ◽  
Jinfan Wang ◽  
Israel S. Fernández ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Molecule ◽  
Translation Initiation ◽  
Ribosomal Subunit ◽  
Start Codon ◽  
Messenger Rnas ◽  
Eukaryotic Translation ◽  
Initiation Factors ◽  
Translation Initiation Factors ◽  
40S Ribosomal Subunit ◽  
Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factors

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a beta-CoV that recently emerged as a human pathogen and is the causative agent of the COVID-19 pandemic. A molecular framework of how the virus manipulates host cellular machinery to facilitate infection remains unclear. Here, we focus on SARS-CoV-2 NSP1, which is proposed to be a virulence factor that inhibits protein synthesis by directly binding the human ribosome. We demonstrate biochemically that NSP1 inhibits translation of model human and SARS-CoV-2 messenger RNAs (mRNAs). NSP1 specifically binds to the small (40S) ribosomal subunit, which is required for translation inhibition. Using single-molecule fluorescence assays to monitor NSP1–40S subunit binding in real time, we determine that eukaryotic translation initiation factors (eIFs) allosterically modulate the interaction of NSP1 with ribosomal preinitiation complexes in the absence of mRNA. We further elucidate that NSP1 competes with RNA segments downstream of the start codon to bind the 40S subunit and that the protein is unable to associate rapidly with 80S ribosomes assembled on an mRNA. Collectively, our findings support a model where NSP1 proteins from viruses in at least two subgenera of beta-CoVs associate with the open head conformation of the 40S subunit to inhibit an early step of translation, by preventing accommodation of mRNA within the entry channel.

scholarly journals Coupled Release of Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factors 5B and 1A from 80S Ribosomes following Subunit Joining

2007 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 2384-2397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeanne M. Fringer ◽  
Michael G. Acker ◽  
Christie A. Fekete ◽  
Jon R. Lorsch ◽  
Thomas E. Dever
Keyword(s):  
Translation Initiation ◽  
Ribosomal Subunit ◽  
Translation Initiation Factor ◽  
Initiation Factor ◽  
Eukaryotic Translation ◽  
Cell Extracts ◽  
Eukaryotic Translation Initiation ◽  
Subunit Joining

ABSTRACT The translation initiation GTPase eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5B (eIF5B) binds to the factor eIF1A and catalyzes ribosomal subunit joining in vitro. We show that rapid depletion of eIF5B in Saccharomyces cerevisiae results in the accumulation of eIF1A and mRNA on 40S subunits in vivo, consistent with a defect in subunit joining. Substituting Ala for the last five residues in eIF1A (eIF1A-5A) impairs eIF5B binding to eIF1A in cell extracts and to 40S complexes in vivo. Consistently, overexpression of eIF5B suppresses the growth and translation initiation defects in yeast expressing eIF1A-5A, indicating that eIF1A helps recruit eIF5B to the 40S subunit prior to subunit joining. The GTPase-deficient eIF5B-T439A mutant accumulated on 80S complexes in vivo and was retained along with eIF1A on 80S complexes formed in vitro. Likewise, eIF5B and eIF1A remained associated with 80S complexes formed in the presence of nonhydrolyzable GDPNP, whereas these factors were released from the 80S complexes in assays containing GTP. We propose that eIF1A facilitates the binding of eIF5B to the 40S subunit to promote subunit joining. Following 80S complex formation, GTP hydrolysis by eIF5B enables the release of both eIF5B and eIF1A, and the ribosome enters the elongation phase of protein synthesis.

scholarly journals Cryo-EM study of start codon selection during archaeal translation initiation

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre-Damien Coureux ◽  
Christine Lazennec-Schurdevin ◽  
Auriane Monestier ◽  
Eric Larquet ◽  
Lionel Cladière ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Translation Initiation ◽  
Start Codon ◽  
Codon Selection

scholarly journals The β-hairpin of 40S exit channel protein Rps5/uS7 promotes efficient and accurate translation initiation in vivo

eLife ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jyothsna Visweswaraiah ◽  
Yvette Pittman ◽  
Thomas E Dever ◽  
Alan G Hinnebusch
Keyword(s):  
Translation Initiation ◽  
Ternary Complex ◽  
Start Codon ◽  
Exit Channel ◽  
Hairpin Loop ◽  
Leaky Scanning ◽  
Initiation Factors ◽  
Codon Recognition

The eukaryotic 43S pre-initiation complex bearing tRNAiMet scans the mRNA leader for an AUG start codon in favorable context. Structural analyses revealed that the β-hairpin of 40S protein Rps5/uS7 protrudes into the 40S mRNA exit-channel, contacting the eIF2∙GTP∙Met-tRNAi ternary complex (TC) and mRNA context nucleotides; but its importance in AUG selection was unknown. We identified substitutions in β-strand-1 and C-terminal residues of yeast Rps5 that reduced bulk initiation, conferred ‘leaky-scanning’ of AUGs; and lowered initiation fidelity by exacerbating the effect of poor context of the eIF1 AUG codon to reduce eIF1 abundance. Consistently, the β-strand-1 substitution greatly destabilized the ‘PIN’ conformation of TC binding to reconstituted 43S·mRNA complexes in vitro. Other substitutions in β-hairpin loop residues increased initiation fidelity and destabilized PIN at UUG, but not AUG start codons. We conclude that the Rps5 β-hairpin is as crucial as soluble initiation factors for efficient and accurate start codon recognition.

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