Activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4) is a master transcriptional regulator of the integrated stress response, leading cells toward adaptation or death. ATF4's induction under stress was thought to be due to delayed translation reinitiation, where the reinitiation-permissive upstream open reading frame 1 (uORF1) plays a key role. Accumulating evidence challenging this mechanism as the sole source of ATF4 translation control prompted us to investigate additional regulatory routes. We identified a highly conserved stem-loop in the uORF2/ATF4 overlap, immediately preceded by a near-cognate CUG, which introduces another layer of regulation in the form of ribosome queuing. These elements explain how the inhibitory uORF2 can be translated under stress, confirming prior observations but contradicting the original regulatory model. We also identified two highly conserved, potentially modified adenines performing antagonistic roles. Finally, we demonstrated that the canonical ATF4 translation start site is substantially leaky scanned. Thus, ATF4's translational control is more complex than originally described, underpinning its key role in diverse biological processes.

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• fyziologický stres MeSH
• HEK293 buňky MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• otevřené čtecí rámce * genetika   MeSH
• proteosyntéza * MeSH
• ribozomy * metabolismus   MeSH
• sekvence nukleotidů MeSH
• transkripční faktor ATF4 * metabolismus   genetika   MeSH
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• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
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Translation is controlled by numerous accessory proteins and translation factors. In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, translation elongation requires an essential elongation factor, the ABCF ATPase eEF3. A closely related protein, New1, is encoded by a non-essential gene with cold sensitivity and ribosome assembly defect knock-out phenotypes. Since the exact molecular function of New1 is unknown, it is unclear if the ribosome assembly defect is direct, i.e. New1 is a bona fide assembly factor, or indirect, for instance due to a defect in protein synthesis. To investigate this, we employed yeast genetics, cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) and ribosome profiling (Ribo-Seq) to interrogate the molecular function of New1. Overexpression of New1 rescues the inviability of a yeast strain lacking the otherwise strictly essential translation factor eEF3. The structure of the ATPase-deficient (EQ2) New1 mutant locked on the 80S ribosome reveals that New1 binds analogously to the ribosome as eEF3. Finally, Ribo-Seq analysis revealed that loss of New1 leads to ribosome queuing upstream of 3'-terminal lysine and arginine codons, including those genes encoding proteins of the cytoplasmic translational machinery. Our results suggest that New1 is a translation factor that fine-tunes the efficiency of translation termination or ribosome recycling.

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• ABC transportéry chemie   genetika   metabolismus   MeSH
• arginin metabolismus   MeSH
• delece genu MeSH
• Escherichia coli genetika   metabolismus   MeSH
• exprese genu MeSH
• genetické vektory chemie   metabolismus   MeSH
• interakční proteinové domény a motivy MeSH
• klonování DNA MeSH
• kodon chemie   metabolismus   MeSH
• konformace proteinů, alfa-helix MeSH
• konformace proteinů, beta-řetězec MeSH
• lysin metabolismus   MeSH
• molekulární modely MeSH
• priony chemie   genetika   metabolismus   MeSH
• regulace genové exprese u hub * MeSH
• rekombinantní proteiny chemie   genetika   metabolismus   MeSH
• ribozomy genetika   metabolismus   MeSH
• Saccharomyces cerevisiae - proteiny chemie   genetika   metabolismus   MeSH
• Saccharomyces cerevisiae genetika   metabolismus   MeSH
• sekvence aminokyselin MeSH
• sekvenční homologie aminokyselin MeSH
• sekvenční seřazení MeSH
• terminace translace peptidového řetězce * MeSH
• vazba proteinů MeSH
• vazebná místa MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH