Defect in the GTPase activating protein (GAP) function of eIF5 causes repression of GCN4 translation.

Charles Antony A, Pankaj V Alone

Biochemical and biophysical research communications 2017 May 13

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In eukaryotes, the eIF5 protein plays an important role in translation start site selection by providing the GAP (GTPase activating protein) function. However, in yeast translation initiation fidelity defective eIF5G31R mutant causes preferential utilization of UUG as initiation codon and is termed as Suppressor of initiation codon (Sui-) phenotype due to its hyper GTPase activity. The eIF5G31R mutant dominantly represses GCN4 expression and confers sensitivity to 3-Amino-1,2,4-Trizole (3AT) induced starvation. The down-regulation of the GCN4 expression (Gcn- phenotype) in the eIF5G31R mutant was not because of leaky scanning defects; rather was due to the utilization of upUUG initiation codons at the 5' regulatory region present between uORF1 and the main GCN4 ORF. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Charles Antony A, Pankaj V Alone. Defect in the GTPase activating protein (GAP) function of eIF5 causes repression of GCN4 translation. Biochemical and biophysical research communications. 2017 May 13;486(4):1110-1115