RRC ID 28464
著者 Kogure H, Handa Y, Nagata M, Kanai N, Güntert P, Kubota K, Nameki N.
タイトル Identification of residues required for stalled-ribosome rescue in the codon-independent release factor YaeJ.
ジャーナル Nucleic Acids Res
Abstract The YaeJ protein is a codon-independent release factor with peptidyl-tRNA hydrolysis (PTH) activity, and functions as a stalled-ribosome rescue factor in Escherichia coli. To identify residues required for YaeJ function, we performed mutational analysis for in vitro PTH activity towards rescue of ribosomes stalled on a non-stop mRNA, and for ribosome-binding efficiency. We focused on residues conserved among bacterial YaeJ proteins. Additionally, we determined the solution structure of the GGQ domain of YaeJ from E. coli using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. YaeJ and a human homolog, ICT1, had similar levels of PTH activity, despite various differences in sequence and structure. While no YaeJ-specific residues important for PTH activity occur in the structured GGQ domain, Arg118, Leu119, Lys122, Lys129 and Arg132 in the following C-terminal extension were required for PTH activity. All of these residues are completely conserved among bacteria. The equivalent residues were also found in the C-terminal extension of ICT1, allowing an appropriate sequence alignment between YaeJ and ICT1 proteins from various species. Single amino acid substitutions for each of these residues significantly decreased ribosome-binding efficiency. These biochemical findings provide clues to understanding how YaeJ enters the A-site of stalled ribosomes.
巻・号 42(5)
ページ 3152-63
公開日 2014-3-1
DOI 10.1093/nar/gkt1280
PII gkt1280
PMID 24322300
PMC PMC3950681
MeSH Amino Acid Sequence Amino Acid Substitution Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases / chemistry* Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases / genetics Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases / metabolism Codon Escherichia coli / genetics Escherichia coli Proteins / chemistry* Escherichia coli Proteins / genetics Escherichia coli Proteins / metabolism Humans Models, Molecular Molecular Sequence Data Mutation Proteins / chemistry RNA, Transfer, Amino Acyl / metabolism Ribosomal Proteins Ribosomes / metabolism* Sequence Alignment
IF 11.502
引用数 17
WOS 分野 BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
リソース情報
遺伝子材料 GNP Clone IRAK027I21 (HGX011013)
原核生物(大腸菌) JW0187