A conserved PUF/Ago/eEF1A complex attenuates translation elongation

PUF (Pumilio/FBF) RNA-binding proteins and Argonaute (Ago) miRNA-binding proteins regulate mRNAs post-transcriptionally, each acting through similar yet distinct mechanisms. Here, we report that PUF and Ago proteins can also function together in a complex with a core translation elongation factor, e...

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Autores principales: Friend, Kyle, Campbell, Zachary T., Cooke, Amy, Kroll-Conner, Peggy, Wickens, Marvin P., Kimble, Judith
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3293257/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22231398
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nsmb.2214
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Sumario:PUF (Pumilio/FBF) RNA-binding proteins and Argonaute (Ago) miRNA-binding proteins regulate mRNAs post-transcriptionally, each acting through similar yet distinct mechanisms. Here, we report that PUF and Ago proteins can also function together in a complex with a core translation elongation factor, eEF1A, to repress translation elongation. Both nematode and mammalian PUF/Ago/eEF1A complexes were identified, using co-immunoprecipitation and recombinant protein assays. Nematode CSR-1 (Ago) promotes repression of FBF (PUF) target mRNAs in in vivo assays, and the FBF-1/CSR-1 heterodimer inhibits EFT-3 (eEF1A) GTPase activity in vitro. Mammalian PUM2/Ago/eEF1A inhibits translation of nonadenylated and polyadenylated reporter mRNAs in vitro. This repression occurs after translation initiation and leads to ribosome accumulation within the open reading frame, roughly at the site where the nascent polypeptide emerges from the ribosomal exit tunnel. Together, these data suggest that a conserved PUF/Ago/eEF1A complex attenuates translation elongation.

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