Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 4E (eIF4E) Binding Site and the Middle One-Third of eIF4GI Constitute the Core Domain for Cap-Dependent Translation, and the C-Terminal One-Third Functions as a Modulatory Region

AUTOR(ES)

Morino, Shigenobu

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

The mammalian eukaryotic initiation factor 4GI (eIF4GI) may be divided into three roughly equal regions; an amino-terminal one-third (amino acids [aa] 1 to 634), which contains the poly(A) binding protein (PABP) and eIF4E binding sites; a middle third (aa 635 to 1039), which binds eIF4A and eIF3; and a carboxy-terminal third (aa 1040 to 1560), which harbors a second eIF4A binding site and a docking sequence for the Ser/Thr kinase Mnk1. Previous reports demonstrated that the middle one-third of eIF4GI is sufficient for cap-independent translation. To delineate the eIF4GI core sequence required for cap-dependent translation, various truncated versions of eIF4GI were examined in an in vitro ribosome binding assay with β-globin mRNA. A sequence of 540 aa encompassing aa 550 to 1090, which contains the eIF4E binding site and the middle region of eIF4GI, is the minimal sequence required for cap-dependent translation. In agreement with this, a point mutation in eIF4GI which abolished eIF4A binding in the middle region completely inhibited ribosomal binding. However, the eIF4GI C-terminal third region, which does not have a counterpart in yeast, modulates the activity of the core sequence. When the eIF4A binding site in the C-terminal region of eIF4GI was mutated, ribosome binding was decreased three- to fourfold. These data indicate that the interaction of eIF4A with the middle region of eIF4GI is necessary for translation, whereas the interaction of eIF4A with the C-terminal region plays a modulatory role.

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