scholarly journals Shifts in configuration of the 5'-noncoding region of a mouse messenger RNA under translational control.

1988 ◽  
Vol 263 (15) ◽  
pp. 7164-7169
Author(s):  
S T Chitpatima ◽  
G Brawerman
Keyword(s):  
Translational Control ◽  
Messenger Rna ◽  
Noncoding Region

scholarly journals The coupling of translational control and stress responses

2020 ◽  
Vol 168 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan Houston ◽  
Shiori Sekine ◽  
Yusuke Sekine
Keyword(s):  
Stress Response ◽  
Stress Responses ◽  
Translational Control ◽  
Messenger Rna ◽  
Mammalian Cells ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Translation Rate ◽  
Nucleolar Stress ◽  
Multistep Process ◽  
Aminoacyl Transfer

Abstract The translation of messenger RNA (mRNA) into protein is a multistep process by which genetic information transcribed into an mRNA is decoded to produce a specific polypeptide chain of amino acids. Ribosomes play a central role in translation by coordinately working with various translation regulatory factors and aminoacyl-transfer RNAs. Various stresses attenuate the ribosomal synthesis in the nucleolus as well as the translation rate in the cytosol. To efficiently reallocate cellular energy and resources, mammalian cells are endowed with mechanisms that directly link the suppression of translation-related processes to the activation of stress adaptation programmes. This review focuses on the integrated stress response (ISR) and the nucleolar stress response (NSR) both of which are activated by various stressors and selectively upregulate stress-responsive transcription factors. Emerging findings have delineated the detailed molecular mechanisms of the ISR and NSR and expanded their physiological and pathological significances.

scholarly journals EF-G–induced ribosome sliding along the noncoding mRNA

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. eaaw9049 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Klimova ◽  
T. Senyushkina ◽  
E. Samatova ◽  
B. Z. Peng ◽  
M. Pearson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Messenger Rna ◽  
Elongation Factor ◽  
Transfer Rna ◽  
Noncoding Region ◽  
Forward Movement ◽  
Stem Loop ◽  
A Site ◽  
Hydrolysis Of ◽  
Reading Frames ◽  
Factor G

Translational bypassing is a recoding event during which ribosomes slide over a noncoding region of the messenger RNA (mRNA) to synthesize one protein from two discontinuous reading frames. Structures in the mRNA orchestrate forward movement of the ribosome, but what causes ribosomes to start sliding remains unclear. Here, we show that elongation factor G (EF-G) triggers ribosome take-off by a pseudotranslocation event using a small mRNA stem-loop as an A-site transfer RNA mimic and requires hydrolysis of about two molecules of guanosine 5′-triphosphate per nucleotide of the noncoding gap. Bypassing ribosomes adopt a hyper-rotated conformation, also observed with ribosomes stalled by the SecM sequence, suggesting common ribosome dynamics during translation stalling. Our results demonstrate a new function of EF-G in promoting ribosome sliding along the mRNA, in contrast to codon-wise ribosome movement during canonical translation, and suggest a mechanism by which ribosomes could traverse untranslated parts of mRNAs.

scholarly journals Translational control of interleukin 2 messenger RNA as a molecular mechanism of T cell anergy.

1996 ◽  
Vol 184 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
J A Garcia-Sanz ◽  
D Lenig
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
T Cell ◽  
Molecular Mechanism ◽  
Translational Control ◽  
Messenger Rna ◽  
Interleukin 2 ◽  
Calcium Ionophore ◽  
Cell Receptor ◽  
T Cell Anergy ◽  
T Cell Stimulation

T cell stimulation by triggering through the T cell receptor (TCR) in the absence of costimulatory signals or by calcium ionophore induces unresponsiveness in T cells to further stimulation, a phenomenon known as anergy. In freshly isolated T cells, calcium ionophore induces expression of interleukin (IL)-2 messenger (mRNA), but this mRNA is not translated and not loaded with ribosomes. In addition, while plate-bound anti-CD3 stimulation of resting T cells leads to IL-2 mRNA expression and IL-2 secretion, in cells pretreated with calcium ionophore before anti-CD3 stimulation, the IL-2 mRNA remains polysome unloaded and no IL-2 is produced. These observations show that IL-2 expression is controlled at the translational level, by differential ribosome loading. Furthermore, our data suggest that translational control of IL-2 mRNA may be a molecular mechanism by which anergy is attained.

scholarly journals Comparison of messenger RNA pools in active and dormant Artemia franciscana embryos: evidence for translational control

1992 ◽  
Vol 164 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. E. Hofmann ◽  
S. C. Hand
Keyword(s):  
Protein Synthesis ◽  
Translational Control ◽  
Messenger Rna ◽  
Artemia Franciscana ◽  
In Vitro Translation ◽  
Translation Techniques ◽  
Polysome Profile ◽  
Anaerobic Dormancy ◽  
Qualitative Changes

In response to environmental anoxia, embryos of the brine shrimp Artemia franciscana enter a dormant state during which energy metabolism and development are arrested. The intracellular acidification that correlates with this transition into anaerobic dormancy has been linked to the inhibition of protein synthesis in quiescent embryos. In this study, we have addressed the level of control at which a mechanism mediated by intracellular pH might operate to arrest protein synthesis. Two independent lines of evidence suggest that there is an element of translational control when protein synthesis is arrested in dormant embryos. First, as determined by in vitro translation techniques, there were no significant quantitative differences in mRNA pools in dormant as compared to actively developing embryos. In addition, fluorography of the translation products showed that there are no large qualitative changes in mRNA species when embryos become dormant. These data suggest that there was no net degradation of mRNA pools in dormant embryos and that protein synthesis may therefore be controlled more strongly at translation than at transcription. Second, polysome profile studies showed that dormant embryos possess reduced levels of polysomes relative to those found in cells or active embryos. The disaggregation of polysomes is an indication that the initiation step in protein synthesis is disrupted and is further evidence that the mechanism involved in protein synthesis arrest in dormant Artemia involves translational control.

scholarly journals ABSENCE OF TRANSLATIONAL CONTROL OF HISTONE SYNTHESIS DURING THE HELA CELL LIFE CYCLE

1970 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 509-513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thoru Pederson ◽  
Elliott Robbins
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Hela Cell ◽  
Cytosine Arabinoside ◽  
Translational Control ◽  
Messenger Rna ◽  
Deoxyribonucleic Acid ◽  
S Phase ◽  
Cell Life ◽  
Histone Synthesis ◽  
G1 Cells

The cell-free synthesis of histone-like polypeptides has been achieved using a selected class of small polyribosomes as the only particulate fraction. This synthesis is prevented if the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) inhibitor, cytosine arabinoside, is added to the cells prior to disruption, and it is not detected when the cytoplasm used is derived from postmitotic (G1) cells. When the 100,000 g supernate from pure metaphase populations was compared with that from S phase cells, the cell-free synthesis of histone-like polypeptides in the presence of S phase polyribosomes remained unchanged. These data suggest that, except for the histone messenger RNA-ribosome complex, the cytoplasmic factors requisite for histone synthesis are present throughout the cycle, and that the shut-off of this synthesis is not under translational control.

Translational Control Through the eIF4E Binding Proteins in the Brain

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Argel Aguilar-Valles ◽  
Edna Matta-Camacho ◽  
Nahum Sonenberg
Keyword(s):  
Translational Control ◽  
Messenger Rna ◽  
Binding Proteins ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Mammalian Target Of Rapamycin ◽  
Mrna Translation ◽  
Initiation Factor ◽  
Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 4E ◽  
Initiation Step ◽  
The Brain

Translation of messenger RNA (mRNA) into protein (protein synthesis) is a highly regulated process that controls gene expression. Various signaling pathways, including the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), control mRNA translation at the initiation step. mTOR is part of a multi-subunit complex that regulates mRNA translation initiation by phosphorylating and inactivating the eukaryotic initiation factor 4E binding proteins (4E-BPs). 4E-BPs are a central mechanism in the control of cap-dependent translation in the brain. This chapter reviews the involvement of the 4E-BPs, particularly 4E-BP2, in brain development and synaptic transmission. Furthermore, it discusses the involvement of 4E-BP2 in autistic-like alterations, learning and memory, circadian rhythm regulation, and its roles in the pathophysiology and treatment of psychiatric (depressive disorders, schizophrenia) and neurodegenerative disorders (Parkinson’s).

scholarly journals Assembling an intermediate filament network by dynamic cotranslation

2006 ◽  
Vol 172 (5) ◽  
pp. 747-758 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynne Chang ◽  
Yaron Shav-Tal ◽  
Tatjana Trcek ◽  
Robert H. Singer ◽  
Robert D. Goldman
Keyword(s):  
Intermediate Filaments ◽  
Translational Control ◽  
Messenger Rna ◽  
Protein Product ◽  
Regulatory Sequences ◽  
Dynamic Interactions ◽  
Cytoskeletal Networks ◽  
Filament Network ◽  
Cytoskeletal System

We have been able to observe the dynamic interactions between a specific messenger RNA (mRNA) and its protein product in vivo by studying the synthesis and assembly of peripherin intermediate filaments (IFs). The results show that peripherin mRNA-containing particles (messenger ribonucleoproteins [mRNPs]) move mainly along microtubules (MT). These mRNPs are translationally silent, initiating translation when they cease moving. Many peripherin mRNPs contain multiple mRNAs, possibly amplifying the total amount of protein synthesized within these “translation factories.” This mRNA clustering is dependent on MT, regulatory sequences within the RNA and the nascent protein. Peripherin is cotranslationally assembled into insoluble, nonfilamentous particles that are precursors to the long IF that form extensive cytoskeletal networks. The results show that the motility and targeting of peripherin mRNPs, their translational control, and the assembly of an IF cytoskeletal system are linked together in a process we have termed dynamic cotranslation.

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