Abstract 321: Deletion Of The Translational Repressors Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 4e Binding Proteins 1 And 2 Protects Against Pressure Overload Induced Heart Failure

2013 ◽  
Vol 113 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
zhongbing lu ◽  
Xinli Hu ◽  
Yimin Huang ◽  
Xin Xu ◽  
Ping zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Translation Initiation ◽  
Translational Control ◽  
Binding Proteins ◽  
Pressure Overload ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Translation Initiation Factor ◽  
Initiation Factor ◽  
Double Knockout ◽  
Eukaryotic Translation ◽  
Eukaryotic Translation Initiation

Assembly of the translation initiation machinery is negatively regulated by the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E binding proteins, which sequester the mRNA cap-binding protein eIF4E, thus preventing assembly of an intact initiation complex. However, the role of translational control on the development of congestive heart failure (CHF) has not been systematically examined. Here we perturbed translational control in mice by knockout of both 4E binding protein 1 (Eif4ebp1) and 2 (Eif4ebp2) (designated as Eif4ebp1/2 double knockout) to study its impact on left ventricular hypertrophy and CHF resulting from transverse aortic constriction. Eif4ebp1/2 double knockout caused a modest increase in left ventricular mass under basal conditions. However, following transverse aortic constriction, Eif4ebp1/2 double knockout profoundly attenuated the development of CHF and its attendant mortality. Examination of candidate genes involved in the mechanism revealed increased expression of transcription factors for genes governing energy metabolism and mitochondrial biogenesis with corresponding increases in the expression of their target genes. Our data indicate that removing physiological restraints on translation initiation exerts a profound cardiac protective effect against pressure overload induced CHF, suggesting that method(s) to disrupt the function of the 4E binding proteins may be a novel therapeutic approach for preventing or treating CHF.

scholarly journals Established and Emerging Regulatory Roles of Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 5B (eIF5B)

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prakash Amruth Raj Chukka ◽  
Stacey D. Wetmore ◽  
Nehal Thakor
Keyword(s):  
Translation Initiation ◽  
Translational Control ◽  
Translational Regulation ◽  
Eukaryotic Cell ◽  
Translation Initiation Factor ◽  
Initiation Factor ◽  
Eukaryotic Translation ◽  
Cellular Mrnas ◽  
Eukaryotic Translation Initiation ◽  
Initiation Stage

Translational control (TC) is one the crucial steps that dictate gene expression and alter the outcome of physiological process like programmed cell death, metabolism, and proliferation in a eukaryotic cell. TC occurs mainly at the translation initiation stage. The initiation factor eIF5B tightly regulates global translation initiation and facilitates the expression of a subset of proteins involved in proliferation, inhibition of apoptosis, and immunosuppression under stress conditions. eIF5B enhances the expression of these survival proteins to allow cancer cells to metastasize and resist chemotherapy. Using eIF5B as a biomarker or drug target could help with diagnosis and improved prognosis, respectively. To achieve these goals, it is crucial to understand the role of eIF5B in translational regulation. This review recapitulates eIF5B’s regulatory roles in the translation initiation of viral mRNA as well as the cellular mRNAs in cancer and stressed eukaryotic cells.

Translational control of the cdc25 cell cycle phosphatase: a molecular mechanism coupling mitosis to cell growth

1999 ◽  
Vol 112 (18) ◽  
pp. 3137-3146 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.R. Daga ◽  
J. Jimenez
Keyword(s):  
Protein Synthesis ◽  
Translation Initiation ◽  
Translational Control ◽  
Cell Mass ◽  
Translation Initiation Factor ◽  
Initiation Factor ◽  
Eukaryotic Translation ◽  
Eukaryotic Mrnas ◽  
Eukaryotic Translation Initiation ◽  
Yeast Mutants

The eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4A (eIF4A) is an RNA helicase required for translation initiation of eukaryotic mRNAs. By engineering fission yeast mutants with diminished eIF4A activity, we have found that translation of cdc25 mRNAs (a dosage-dependent activator of mitosis in all eukaryotic cells) is particularly sensitive to limitations of protein synthesis mediated by limited eIF4A activity. Genetic and biochemical analysis indicated that a rate-limited translation initiation of cdc25 mRNAs, exerted throughout its unusual 5′ untranslated leader, acts as a molecular sensor to ensure that a minimum cell mass (protein synthesis) is attained before mitosis occurs. The Cdc13 cyclin B is also among the limited pool of proteins whose translation is sensitive to reduced translation initiation activity. Interestingly, the 5′ leader sequences of cdc25 and cdc13 mRNAs have conserved features which are unusual in other yeast mRNAs, suggesting that common mechanisms operate in the expression of these two key mitotic activators at the translational level.

scholarly journals Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 5 Is Critical for Integrity of the Scanning Preinitiation Complex and Accurate Control of GCN4 Translation

2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (13) ◽  
pp. 5480-5491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chingakham Ranjit Singh ◽  
Cynthia Curtis ◽  
Yasufumi Yamamoto ◽  
Nathan S. Hall ◽  
Dustin S. Kruse ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Translation Initiation ◽  
Translational Control ◽  
Point Mutations ◽  
Mrna Translation ◽  
Translation Initiation Factor ◽  
Initiation Factor ◽  
Preinitiation Complex ◽  
Eukaryotic Translation ◽  
Eukaryotic Translation Initiation

ABSTRACT The integrity of eukaryotic translation initiation factor (eIF) interactions in ribosomal preinitiation complexes is critical for the proper regulation of GCN4 mRNA translation in response to amino acid availability. Increased phosphorylation of eIF2 under amino acid starvation conditions leads to a corresponding increase in GCN4 mRNA translation. The carboxyl-terminal domain (CTD) of eIF5 (eIF5-CTD) has been identified as a potential nucleation site for preinitiation complex assembly. To further characterize eIF5 and delineate its role in GCN4 translational control, we isolated mutations leading to temperature sensitivity (Ts− phenotype) targeted at TIF5, the structural gene encoding eIF5 in yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae). Nine single point mutations were isolated, in addition to an allele in which the last 15 amino acids were deleted. The nine point mutations clustered in the eIF5-CTD, which contains two conserved aromatic/acidic boxes. Six of the point mutations derepressed GCN4 translation independent of eIF2 phosphorylation (Gcd− phenotype) at a permissive temperature, directly implicating eIF5-CTD in the eIF2/GTP/Met-tRNAi Met ternary complex binding process required for GCN4 translational control. In addition, stronger restriction of eIF5-CTD function at an elevated temperature led to failure to derepress GCN4 translation (Gcn− phenotype) in all of the mutants, most likely due to leaky scanning of the first upstream open reading frame of GCN4 mRNA. This latter result directly implicates eIF5-CTD in the process of accurate scanning for, or recognition of, AUG codons. Taken together, our results indicate that eIF5-CTD plays a critical role in both the assembly of the 43S complex and the postassembly process in the 48S complex, likely during the scanning process.

scholarly journals Global Gene Expression Profiling Reveals Widespread yet Distinctive Translational Responses to Different Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 2B-Targeting Stress Pathways

2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (21) ◽  
pp. 9340-9349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia B. Smirnova ◽  
Julian N. Selley ◽  
Fatima Sanchez-Cabo ◽  
Kathleen Carroll ◽  
A. Alan Eddy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Translation Initiation ◽  
Translational Control ◽  
Stress Conditions ◽  
Translation Initiation Factor ◽  
Initiation Factor ◽  
Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor ◽  
Eukaryotic Translation ◽  
Eukaryotic Translation Initiation

ABSTRACT Global inhibition of protein synthesis is a hallmark of many cellular stress conditions. Even though specific mRNAs defy this (e.g., yeast GCN4 and mammalian ATF4), the extent and variation of such resistance remain uncertain. In this study, we have identified yeast mRNAs that are translationally maintained following either amino acid depletion or fusel alcohol addition. Both stresses inhibit eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B, but via different mechanisms. Using microarray analysis of polysome and monosome mRNA pools, we demonstrate that these stress conditions elicit widespread yet distinct translational reprogramming, identifying a fundamental role for translational control in the adaptation to environmental stress. These studies also highlight the complex interplay that exists between different stages in the gene expression pathway to allow specific preordained programs of proteome remodeling. For example, many ribosome biogenesis genes are coregulated at the transcriptional and translational levels following amino acid starvation. The transcriptional regulation of these genes has recently been connected to the regulation of cellular proliferation, and on the basis of our results, the translational control of these mRNAs should be factored into this equation.

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