The four trypanosomatid eIF4E homologues fall into two separate groups, with distinct features in primary sequence and biological properties
| Autor: | Nancy Standart, Christian R. S. Reis, Rodrigo P. Lima, Mark Carrington, Katie Hughes, Tamara D. da Costa Lima, Danielle M.N. Moura, Eden R. Freire, Rafael Dhalia, Osvaldo P. de Melo Neto, Regina Celia Bressan Queiroz de Figueiredo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Scaffold protein
Cytoplasm Trypanosoma Cell Survival Molecular Sequence Data Intracellular Space Trypanosoma brucei Article chemistry.chemical_compound Eukaryotic translation RNA interference Protein biosynthesis Amino Acid Sequence Molecular Biology Cell Proliferation Cell Nucleus Gene knockdown biology EIF4G EIF4E biology.organism_classification Protein Transport Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4E Biochemistry chemistry Gene Expression Regulation Parasitology RNA Interference Sequence Alignment Protein Binding |
| Zdroj: | Molecular and biochemical parasitology. 176(1) |
| ISSN: | 1872-9428 |
| Popis: | Translation initiation in eukaryotes requires eIF4E, the cap binding protein, which mediates its function through an interaction with the scaffolding protein eIF4G, as part of the eIF4F complex. In trypanosomatids, four eIF4E homologues have been described but the specific function of each is not well characterized. Here, we report a study of these proteins in Trypanosoma brucei (TbEIF4E1 through 4). At the sequence level, they can be assigned to two groups: TbEIF4E1 and 2, similar in size to metazoan eIF4E1; and TbEIF4E3 and 4, with long N-terminal extensions. All are constitutively expressed, but whilst TbEIF4E1 and 2 localize to both the nucleus and cytoplasm, TbEIF4E3 and 4 are strictly cytoplasmic and are also more abundant. After knockdown through RNAi, TbEIF4E3 was the only homologue confirmed to be essential for viability of the insect procyclic form. In contrast, TbEIF4E1, 3 and 4 were all essential for the mammalian bloodstream form. Simultaneous RNAi knockdown of TbEIF4E1 and 2 caused cessation of growth and death in procyclics, but with a delayed impact on translation, whilst knockdown of TbEIF4E3 alone or a combined TbEIF4E1 and 4 knockdown led to substantial translation inhibition which preceded cellular death by several days, at least. Only TbEIF4E3 and 4 were found to interact with T. brucei eIF4G homologues; TbEIF4E3 bound both TbEIF4G3 and 4 whilst TbEIF4E4 bound only to TbEIF4G3. These results are consistent with TbEIF4E3 and 4 having distinct but relevant roles in initiation of protein synthesis. |
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