Novel activity of eukaryotic translocase, eEF2: Dissociation of the 80S ribosome into subunits with ATP but not with GTP
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
July 2007
Abstract
Ribosomes must dissociate into subunits in order to begin protein biosynthesis. The enzymes that catalyze this fundamental process in eukaryotes remained unknown. Here, we demonstrate that eukaryotic translocase, eEF2, which catalyzes peptide elongation in the presence of GTP, dissociates yeast 80S ribosomes into subunits in the presence of ATP but not GTP or other nucleoside triphosphates. Dissociation was detected by light scattering or ultracentrifugation after the split subunits were stabilized. ATP was hydrolyzed during the eEF2-dependent dissociation, while a non-hydrolyzable analog of ATP was inactive in ribosome splitting by eEF2. GTP inhibited not only ATP hydrolysis but also dissociation. Sordarin, a fungal eEF2 inhibitor, averted the splitting but stimulated ATP hydrolysis. Another elongation inhibitor, cycloheximide, also prevented eEF2/ATP-dependent splitting, while the inhibitory effect of fusidic acid on the splitting was nominal. Upon dissociation of the 80S ribosome, eEF2 was found on the subunits. We propose that the dissociation activity of eEF2/ATP plays a role in mobilizing 80S ribosomes for protein synthesis during the shift up of physiological conditions.
Recommended Citation
Demeshkina, Natalia; Hirokawa, Go; Kaji, Akira; and Kaji, Hideko, "Novel activity of eukaryotic translocase, eEF2: Dissociation of the 80S ribosome into subunits with ATP but not with GTP" (2007). Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Faculty Papers. Paper 14.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/bmpfp/14
Comments
This article has been peer-reviewed. It was published in Nucleic Acids Research 35(14):4597-4607, July 2007. It is freely available on the publisher's website, along with supplementary material and a corrected figure, at http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkm468. Copyright © 2007 by the authors.