scholarly journals Identification of Internal Ribosome Entry Segment (IRES)-trans-Acting Factors for the Myc Family of IRESs

2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura C. Cobbold ◽  
Keith A. Spriggs ◽  
Stephen J. Haines ◽  
Helen C. Dobbyn ◽  
Christopher Hayes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Binding Protein ◽  
Structural Element ◽  
Internal Ribosome Entry ◽  
Polypyrimidine Tract Binding Protein ◽  
Binding Factor ◽  
Internal Ribosome Entry Segment ◽  
Complex Structural ◽  
Rna Chaperones

ABSTRACT The proto-oncogenes c-, L-, and N-myc can all be translated by the alternative method of internal ribosome entry whereby the ribosome is recruited to a complex structural element (an internal ribosome entry segment [IRES]). Ribosome recruitment is dependent upon the presence of IRES-trans-acting factors (ITAFs) that act as RNA chaperones and allow the mRNA to attain the correct conformation for the interaction of the 40S subunit. One of the major challenges for researchers in this area is to determine whether there are groups of ITAFs that regulate the IRES-mediated translation of subsets of mRNAs. We have identified four proteins, termed GRSF-1 (G-rich RNA sequence binding factor 1), YB-1 (Y-box binding protein 1), PSF (polypyrimidine tract binding protein-associated splicing factor), and its binding partner, p54nrb, that bind to the myc family of IRESs. We show that these proteins positively regulate the translation of the Myc family of oncoproteins (c-, L-, and N-Myc) in vivo and in vitro. Interestingly, synthesis from the unrelated IRESs, BAG-1 and Apaf-1, was not affected by YB-1, GRSF-1, or PSF levels in vivo, suggesting that these three ITAFs are specific to the myc IRESs. Myc proteins play a role in cell proliferation; therefore, these results have important implications regarding the control of tumorigenesis.

scholarly journals Members of the poly (rC) binding protein family stimulate the activity of the c-myc internal ribosome entry segment in vitro and in vivo

Oncogene ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 22 (39) ◽  
pp. 8012-8020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanne R Evans ◽  
Sally A Mitchell ◽  
Keith A Spriggs ◽  
Jerzy Ostrowski ◽  
Karol Bomsztyk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Binding Protein ◽  
Protein Family ◽  
Internal Ribosome Entry ◽  
Internal Ribosome Entry Segment

scholarly journals The hnRNA-Binding Proteins hnRNP L and PTB Are Required for Efficient Translation of the Cat-1 Arginine/Lysine Transporter mRNA during Amino Acid Starvation

2009 ◽  
Vol 29 (10) ◽  
pp. 2899-2912 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mithu Majumder ◽  
Ibrahim Yaman ◽  
Francesca Gaccioli ◽  
Vladimir V. Zeenko ◽  
Chuanping Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Synthesis ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Binding Protein ◽  
Mrna Translation ◽  
Amino Acid Starvation ◽  
Entry Site ◽  
Internal Ribosome Entry ◽  
Polypyrimidine Tract Binding Protein ◽  
Global Protein Synthesis

ABSTRACT The response to amino acid starvation involves the global decrease of protein synthesis and an increase in the translation of some mRNAs that contain an internal ribosome entry site (IRES). It was previously shown that translation of the mRNA for the arginine/lysine amino acid transporter Cat-1 increases during amino acid starvation via a mechanism that utilizes an IRES in the 5′ untranslated region of the Cat-1 mRNA. It is shown here that polypyrimidine tract binding protein (PTB) and an hnRNA binding protein, heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein L (hnRNP L), promote the efficient translation of Cat-1 mRNA during amino acid starvation. Association of both proteins with Cat-1 mRNA increased during starvation with kinetics that paralleled that of IRES activation, although the levels and subcellular distribution of the proteins were unchanged. The sequence CUUUCU within the Cat-1 IRES was important for PTB binding and for the induction of translation during amino acid starvation. Binding of hnRNP L to the IRES or the Cat-1 mRNA in vivo was independent of PTB binding but was not sufficient to increase IRES activity or Cat-1 mRNA translation during amino acid starvation. In contrast, binding of PTB to the Cat-1 mRNA in vivo required hnRNP L. A wider role of hnRNP L in mRNA translation was suggested by the decrease of global protein synthesis in cells with reduced hnRNP L levels. It is proposed that PTB and hnRNP L are positive regulators of Cat-1 mRNA translation via the IRES under stress conditions that cause a global decrease of protein synthesis.

scholarly journals Transient Expression of Cellular Polypyrimidine-Tract Binding Protein Stimulates Cap-Independent Translation Directed by Both Picornaviral and Flaviviral Internal Ribosome Entry Sites In Vivo

2000 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 1583-1595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rainer Gosert ◽  
Ki Ha Chang ◽  
Rene Rijnbrand ◽  
MinKyung Yi ◽  
David V. Sangar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Binding Protein ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Null Mutant ◽  
Polypyrimidine Tract ◽  
Reporter Protein ◽  
Internal Ribosome Entry ◽  
Polypyrimidine Tract Binding ◽  
Polypyrimidine Tract Binding Protein ◽  
Independent Translation

ABSTRACT The regulation of cap-independent translation directed by the internal ribosome entry sites (IRESs) present in some viral and cellular RNAs is poorly understood. Polypyrimidine-tract binding protein (PTB) binds specifically to several viral IRESs. IRES-directed translation may be reduced in cell-free systems that are depleted of PTB and restored by reconstitution of lysates with recombinant PTB. However, there are no data concerning the effects of PTB on IRES-directed translation in vivo. We transfected cells with plasmids expressing dicistronic transcripts in which the upstream cistron encoded PTB or PTB deletion mutants (including a null mutant lacking amino acid residues 87 to 531). The downstream cistron encoded a reporter protein (chloramphenicol acetyltransferase [CAT]) under translational control of the poliovirus IRES which was placed within the intercistronic space. In transfected BS-C-1 cells, transcripts expressing wild-type PTB produced 12-fold more reporter protein than similar transcripts encoding the PTB null mutant. There was a 2.4-fold difference in CAT produced from these transcripts in HeLa cells, which contain a greater natural abundance of PTB. PTB similarly stimulated CAT production from transcripts containing the IRES of hepatitis A virus or hepatitis C virus in BS-C-1 cells and Huh-7 cells (37- to 44-fold increase and 5 to 5.3-fold increase, respectively). Since PTB had no quantitative or qualitative effect on transcription from these plasmids, we conclude that PTB stimulates translation of representative picornaviral and flaviviral RNAs in vivo. This is likely to reflect the stabilization of higher ordered RNA structures within the IRES and was not observed with PTB mutants lacking RNA recognition motifs located in the C-terminal third of the molecule.

scholarly journals Polypyrimidine tract-binding protein blocks miRNA-124 biogenesis to enforce its neuronal-specific expression in the mouse

2018 ◽  
Vol 115 (47) ◽  
pp. E11061-E11070 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyu-Hyeon Yeom ◽  
Simon Mitchell ◽  
Anthony J. Linares ◽  
Sika Zheng ◽  
Chia-Ho Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neuronal Differentiation ◽  
Rna Binding ◽  
Binding Protein ◽  
Embryonic Stem ◽  
Specific Expression ◽  
Stem Loop ◽  
Polypyrimidine Tract Binding Protein ◽  
Precursor Rna

MicroRNA (miRNA)-124 is expressed in neurons, where it represses genes inhibitory for neuronal differentiation, including the RNA binding protein PTBP1. PTBP1 maintains nonneuronal splicing patterns of mRNAs that switch to neuronal isoforms upon neuronal differentiation. We find that primary (pri)-miR-124-1 is expressed in mouse embryonic stem cells where mature miR-124 is absent. PTBP1 binds to this precursor RNA upstream of the miRNA stem–loop to inhibit mature miR-124 expression in vivo and DROSHA cleavage of pri-miR-124-1 in vitro. This function for PTBP1 in repressing miR-124 biogenesis defines an additional regulatory loop in the already intricate interplay between these two molecules. Applying mathematical modeling to examine the dynamics of this regulation, we find that the pool of pri-miR-124 whose maturation is blocked by PTBP1 creates a robust and self-reinforcing transition in gene expression as PTBP1 is depleted during early neuronal differentiation. While interlocking regulatory loops are often found between miRNAs and transcriptional regulators, our results indicate that miRNA targeting of posttranscriptional regulators also reinforces developmental decisions. Notably, induction of neuronal differentiation observed upon PTBP1 knockdown likely results from direct derepression of miR-124, in addition to indirect effects previously described.

scholarly journals Cleavage of Poly(A)-Binding Protein by Poliovirus 3C Proteinase Inhibits Viral Internal Ribosome Entry Site-Mediated Translation

2008 ◽  
Vol 82 (19) ◽  
pp. 9389-9399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer M. Bonderoff ◽  
Jennifer L. LaRey ◽  
Richard E. Lloyd
Keyword(s):  
Internal Ribosome Entry Site ◽  
Binding Protein ◽  
Virus Protein ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Entry Site ◽  
Internal Ribosome Entry ◽  
Initiation Factors ◽  
Polypyrimidine Tract Binding Protein ◽  
In Cells

ABSTRACT The two enteroviral proteinases, 2A proteinase (2Apro) and 3C proteinase (3Cpro), induce host cell translation shutoff in enterovirus-infected cells by cleaving canonical translation initiation factors. Cleavage of poly(A)-binding protein (PABP) by 3Cpro has been shown to be a necessary component for host translation shutoff. Here we show that 3Cpro inhibits cap-independent translation mediated by the poliovirus internal ribosome entry site (IRES) in a dose-dependent manner in HeLa translation extracts displaying cap-poly(A) synergy. This effect is independent of the stimulatory effect of 2Apro on IRES translation, and 3Cpro-induced translation inhibition can be partially rescued by addition of recombinant PABP in vitro. 3Cpro inhibits IRES translation on transcripts containing or lacking poly(A) tails, suggesting that cleavage of PABP and IRES trans-activating factors polypyrimidine tract-binding protein and poly r(C)-binding protein 2 may also be important for inhibition. Expression of 3Cpro cleavage-resistant PABP in cells increased translation of nonreplicating viral minigenome reporter RNAs during infection and also delayed and reduced virus protein synthesis from replicating RNA. Further, expression of cleavage-resistant PABP in cells reduced the accumulation of viral RNA and the output of infectious virus. These results suggest that cleavage of PABP contributes to viral translation shutoff that is required for the switch from translation to RNA replication.

scholarly journals Efficient Cleavage of Ribosome-Associated Poly(A)-Binding Protein by Enterovirus 3C Protease

2002 ◽  
Vol 76 (5) ◽  
pp. 2062-2074 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Muge Kuyumcu-Martinez ◽  
Michelle Joachims ◽  
Richard E. Lloyd
Keyword(s):  
Translation Initiation ◽  
Binding Protein ◽  
Translation Initiation Factor ◽  
Initiation Factor ◽  
Entry Site ◽  
Internal Ribosome Entry ◽  
Initiation Factors ◽  
3C Protease

ABSTRACT Poliovirus (PV) causes a rapid and drastic inhibition of host cell cap-dependent protein synthesis during infection while preferentially allowing cap-independent translation of its own genomic RNA via an internal ribosome entry site element. Inhibition of cap-dependent translation is partly mediated by cleavage of an essential translation initiation factor, eIF4GI, during PV infection. In addition to cleavage of eIF4GI, cleavage of eIF4GII and poly(A)-binding protein (PABP) has been recently proposed to contribute to complete host translation shutoff; however, the relative importance of eIF4GII and PABP cleavage has not been determined. At times when cap-dependent translation is first blocked during infection, only 25 to 35% of the total cellular PABP is cleaved; therefore, we hypothesized that the pool of PABP associated with polysomes may be preferentially targeted by viral proteases. We have investigated what cleavage products of PABP are produced in vivo and the substrate determinants for cleavage of PABP by 2A protease (2Apro) or 3C protease (3Cpro). Our results show that PABP in ribosome-enriched fractions is preferentially cleaved in vitro and in vivo compared to PABP in other fractions. Furthermore, we have identified four N-terminal PABP cleavage products produced during PV infection and have shown that viral 3C protease generates three of the four cleavage products. Also, 3Cpro is more efficient in cleaving PABP in ribosome-enriched fractions than 2Apro in vitro. In addition, binding of PABP to poly(A) RNA stimulates 3Cpro-mediated cleavage and inhibits 2Apro-mediated cleavage. These results suggest that 3Cpro plays a major role in processing PABP during virus infection and that the interaction of PABP with translation initiation factors, ribosomes, or poly(A) RNA may promote its cleavage by viral 2A and 3C proteases.

scholarly journals Bag-1 Internal Ribosome Entry Segment Activity Is Promoted by Structural Changes Mediated by Poly(rC) Binding Protein 1 and Recruitment of Polypyrimidine Tract Binding Protein 1

2004 ◽  
Vol 24 (12) ◽  
pp. 5595-5605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Becky M. Pickering ◽  
Sally A. Mitchell ◽  
Keith A. Spriggs ◽  
Mark Stoneley ◽  
Anne E. Willis
Keyword(s):  
Binding Sites ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Mutational Analysis ◽  
Binding Protein ◽  
Polypyrimidine Tract ◽  
Internal Ribosome Entry ◽  
Polypyrimidine Tract Binding ◽  
Polypyrimidine Tract Binding Protein ◽  
Internal Ribosome Entry Segment ◽  
Entry Window

ABSTRACT We have shown previously that an internal ribosome entry segment (IRES) directs the synthesis of the p36 isoform of Bag-1 and that polypyrimidine tract binding protein 1 (PTB-1) and poly(rC) binding protein 1 (PCBP1) stimulate IRES-mediated translation initiation in vitro and in vivo. Here, a secondary structural model of the Bag-1 IRES has been derived by using chemical and enzymatic probing data as constraints on the RNA folding algorithm Mfold. The ribosome entry window has been identified within this structural model and is located in a region in which many residues are involved in base-pairing interactions. The interactions of PTB-1 and PCBP1 with their cognate binding sites on the IRES disrupt many of the RNA-RNA interactions, and this creates a largely unstructured region of approximately 40 nucleotides that could permit ribosome binding. Mutational analysis of the PTB-1 and PCBP1 binding sites suggests that PCBP1 acts as an RNA chaperone to open the RNA in the vicinity of the ribosome entry window while PTB-1 is probably an essential part of the preinitiation complex.

scholarly journals Polypyrimidine Tract Binding Protein blocks microRNA-­124 biogenesis to enforce its neuronal specific expression

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyu-Hyeon Yeom ◽  
Simon Mitchell ◽  
Anthony J. Linares ◽  
Sika Zheng ◽  
Chia-Ho Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neuronal Differentiation ◽  
Rna Binding ◽  
Binding Protein ◽  
Embryonic Stem ◽  
Specific Expression ◽  
Polypyrimidine Tract Binding Protein ◽  
Microrna 124 ◽  
Precursor Rna

AbstractMicroRNA-124 is expressed in neurons, where it represses genes inhibitory for neuronal differentiation, including the RNA binding protein PTBP1. PTBP1 maintains non-neuronal splicing patterns of mRNAs that switch to neuronal isoforms upon neuronal differentiation. We find that pri-miR-124-1 is expressed in mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs) where mature miR-124 is absent. PTBP1 binds to this precursor RNA upstream of the miRNA stem-loop to inhibit mature miR-124 expression in vivo, and DROSHA cleavage of pri-miR-124-1 in vitro. This new function for PTBP1 in repressing miR-124 biogenesis adds an additional regulatory loop to the already intricate interplay between these two molecules. Applying mathematical modeling to examine the dynamics of this regulation, we find that the pool of pri-miR-124 whose maturation is blocked by PTBP1 creates a robust and self-reinforcing transition in gene expression as PTBP1 is depleted during early neuronal differentiation. While interlocking regulatory loops are often modeled between miRNAs and transcriptional regulators, our results indicate that miRNA targeting of posttranscriptional regulators also reinforces developmental decisions. Notably, induction of neuronal differentiation observed upon PTBP1 knockdown likely results from direct de-repression of miR-124, in addition to indirect effects previously described.

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