Translational initiation factor eIF5 replaces eIF1 on the 40S ribosomal subunit to promote start-codon recognition
- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, United Kingdom
- Indian Institute of Science, India
- Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, India
- National Institutes of Health, United States
Abstract
In eukaryotic translation initiation AUG recognition of the mRNA requires accommodation of Met-tRNAi in a 'PIN' state, which is antagonized by the factor eIF1. eIF5 is a GTPase activating protein (GAP) of eIF2 that additionally promotes stringent AUG selection, but the molecular basis of its dual function was unknown. We present a cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) reconstruction of a yeast 48S pre-initiation complex (PIC), at an overall resolution of 3.0 Å, featuring the N-terminal domain (NTD) of eIF5 bound to the 40S subunit at the location vacated by eIF1. eIF5 interacts with and allows a more accommodated orientation of Met-tRNAi. Substitutions of eIF5 residues involved in the eIF5-NTD/tRNAi interaction influenced initiation at near-cognate UUG codons in vivo, and the closed/open PIC conformation in vitro, consistent with direct stabilization of the codon:anticodon duplex by the wild-type eIF5-NTD. The present structure reveals the basis for a key role of eIF5 in start-codon selection.
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Five maps have been deposited in the EMDB with accession codes EMDB: 4328, EMDB: 4330, EMDB: 4331, EMDB: 4327, EMDB: 4329, for the sample 1 map, Map A, Map B, Map C1 and Map C2, respectively. Two atomic coordinate models have been deposited in the PDB with accession codes PDB: 6FYX, PDB: 6FYY, for models showing TC in conformation 1 and conformation 2, respectively.All data generated or analysed during this study are included in the manuscript and supporting files. Source data files have been provided for Tables 4 and 5 and Figures 4 and 5
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Structure of a partial yeast 48S preinitiation complex with eIF5 N-terminal domain (Map A)Electron Microscopy Data Bank, 4330.
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Structure of a partial yeast 48S preinitiation complex with eIF5 N-terminal domain (Sample Map 1)Electron Microscopy Data Bank, 4328.
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Structure of a partial yeast 48S preinitiation complex with eIF5 N-terminal domain (Map B)Electron Microscopy Data Bank, 4331.
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Structure of a partial yeast 48S preinitiation complex with eIF5 N-terminal domain (Map C1)Electron Microscopy Data Bank, 4327.
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Structure of a partial yeast 48S preinitiation complex with eIF5 N-terminal domain (Map C2)Electron Microscopy Data Bank, 4329.
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Medical Research Council (MC_U105184332)
- V Ramakrishnan
Wellcome (WT096570)
- V Ramakrishnan
Agouron Institute
- V Ramakrishnan
Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology (Int/NZ/P-2/13)
- Adesh K Saini
National Institutes of Health (GM62128)
- Jon R Lorsch
Human Frontier Science Program (RGP-0028/2009)
- Alan G Hinnebusch
The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.
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Translational initiation factor eIF5 replaces eIF1 on the 40S ribosomal subunit to promote start-codon recognition
eLife 7:e39273.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.39273
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