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A newly discovered function for RNase L in regulating translation termination.

Florence Le Roy1, Tamim Salehzada, Catherine Bisbal

  • 1Department of Molecular Genetics, Microbiology & Immunology, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA.

Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
|May 24, 2005
PubMed
Summary

RNase L, an enzyme in the 2'–5' oligoadenylate pathway, regulates gene expression by influencing translation termination. It interacts with eRF3/GSPT1, impacting translation readthrough and frameshift efficiencies.

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Area of Science:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Virology
  • Gene Expression Regulation

Background:

  • Interferons exhibit antiviral and antiproliferative effects partly through the 2'-5' oligoadenylate-RNase L RNA decay pathway.
  • RNase L is an endoribonuclease crucial for cleaving single-stranded RNA upon activation by 2'-5' oligoadenylates.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of RNase L in the process of translation.
  • To identify and characterize novel interacting partners of RNase L within the translational machinery.

Main Methods:

  • Protein-protein interaction studies to identify RNase L binding partners.
  • Functional assays measuring translation readthrough and frameshift efficiencies in the presence of RNase L and its interacting partners.

Main Results:

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  • The human translation termination factor eRF3/GSPT1 was identified as a binding partner of RNase L.
  • RNase L interaction with eRF3/GSPT1 significantly increased translation readthrough at premature termination codons.
  • RNase L binding to eRF3/GSPT1 also enhanced +1 frameshift efficiency at the specific antizyme +1 frameshift site.

Conclusions:

  • RNase L plays a regulatory role in gene expression by modulating translation termination.
  • The interaction between RNase L and eRF3/GSPT1 provides a mechanism for controlling translation fidelity and efficiency.
  • This study reveals a novel function for RNase L beyond RNA decay, extending its role to the regulation of protein synthesis.