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Title: Mg+2 Ions Mediate the Interaction of Intrinsically Disordered Nascent Chains with the Ribosome
During the last few decades, the ribosome has been regarded primarily as a major cell player devoted to the catalysis of protein biosynthesis during translation [1-5]. It is therefore not surprising that several processes related to translation exploit the ribosome as a central hub. For instance, it is well-known that many events related to translational regulation are mediated by interactions between the ribosome and initiation, elongation or termination factors [6-9]. In addition, the ribosome is involved in mRNA-code recognition and proofreading [10-12] as well as in the control of translation rates via interactions with mRNA codons bearing high- and lowfrequency [13-15] and associated with variable tRNA abundance within the translation machinery [16-18]. Interestingly, the ribosome also assists de novo protein structure formation by minimizing cotranslational aggregation, thus increasing the yield of native-protein production [19,20]. The latter event, however, has not been shown to require -- or even involve -- direct interactions between the ribosome and the nascent protein chain. A notable exception is that of nascent chains bearing either N-terminal signal sequences or translational-arrest tags. These proteins are known to establish short- or long-term contacts with various regions of the ribosome during translation [21-25]. In summary, until recently very little knowledge has been available about direct contacts between the ribosome and nascent polypeptides and proteins that do not carry signal or arrest sequences. Studies based on fluorescence depolarization in the frequency domain [26] and NMR spectroscopy [27-30] provided interesting data that are consistent with, but do not unequivocally establish, the presence of these interactions.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2124672 1912259
PAR ID:
10335219
Author(s) / Creator(s):
Date Published:
Journal Name:
The neuroscience chronicles
Volume:
3
ISSN:
2767-3405
Page Range / eLocation ID:
3 - 5
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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