関連する実験動画
Updated: Mar 25, 2026

08:47
Monitoring eIF4F Assembly by Measuring eIF4E-eIF4G Interaction in Live Cells
Published on: May 1, 2020
3.4K
ユカリオット変換開始因子2Bの結晶構造
Kazuhiro Kashiwagi1,2,3, Mari Takahashi3, Madoka Nishimoto3
1Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
Nature
|February 23, 2016
まとめ
科学者は,エウカリオットトランスレーション開始因子2B (eIF2B) の構造を決定し,ストレス誘発によるeIF2αのリン酸化が非生産的な複合体を作り,タンパク質合成を抑制することを明らかにした. これは細胞のストレス反応の 洞察力を与えてくれます
科学分野:
- 分子生物学
- 構造生物学
- 細胞生物学
背景:
- ユカリオット細胞は,ユカリオット翻訳開始因子2B (eIF2B) を阻害することによって,ストレス中にタンパク質合成を調節する.
- eIF2Bは,eIF2のグアニン核酸交換因子として作用し,タンパク質合成の開始に不可欠です.
- ストレス誘発によるeIF2αのリン酸化は,eIF2Bの活性を抑制し,これはトランスレーション制御における重要なメカニズムである.
研究 の 目的:
- eIF2B複合体の3次元構造を決定する.
- リン酸化されたeIF2αによるeIF2Bの抑制の構造的基礎を明らかにする.
- ストレス誘発型トランスレーション制御を理解するための構造的枠組みを提供すること.
主な方法:
- X線結晶学を用いて,Schizosaccharomyces pombe eIF2B複合体の構造を決定した.
- 構造ベースの in vitro 分析,表面スキャニング,サイト指向の写真クロスリンク,特定された結合インターフェース.
- eIF2B-リン酸化eIF2α複合体の構造モデルが構築された.
主要な成果:
- 結晶構造は,eIF2Bヘテロデカメアの前例のない配置を明らかにし,ヘクサメリク調節子複合体が2つの触媒子複合体を結合している.
- eIF2α結合とeIF2γ結合のインターフェースは,異なるサブコンプレックスで特定されました.
- 酸化eIF2αはeIF2Bに強く結合し,eIF2γの核酸交換を阻害する非生産的な複合体を形成する.
結論:
- 決定された構造は,eIF2Bアーキテクチャの詳細な分子理解を提供します.
- ストレス誘発によるeIF2αのリン酸化は非生産的なeIF2-eIF2B複合体の形成につながり,核酸交換を停止します.
- この研究は,細胞ストレス下でのeIF2B媒介によるタンパク質合成の構造的基礎を提供する.
関連する概念動画
Initiation of Translation
40.1K
Initiating translation is complex because it involves multiple molecules. Initiator tRNA, ribosomal subunits, and eukaryotic initiation factors (eIFs) are all required to assemble on the initiation codon of mRNA. This process consists of several steps that are mediated by different eIFs.
First, the initiator tRNA must be selected from the pool of elongator tRNAs by eukaryotic initiation factor 2 (eIF2). The initiator tRNA (Met-tRNAi) has conserved sequence elements including modified bases at...
First, the initiator tRNA must be selected from the pool of elongator tRNAs by eukaryotic initiation factor 2 (eIF2). The initiator tRNA (Met-tRNAi) has conserved sequence elements including modified bases at...
40.1K
Initiation of Translation
8.5K
8.5K
Improving Translational Accuracy
15.4K
Base complementarity between the three base pairs of mRNA codon and the tRNA anticodon is not a failsafe mechanism. Inaccuracies can range from a single mismatch to no correct base pairing at all. The free energy difference between the correct and nearly correct base pairs can be as small as 3 kcal/ mol. With complementarity being the only proofreading step, the estimated error frequency would be one wrong amino acid in every 100 amino acids incorporated. However, error frequencies observed in...
15.4K
Translation in Prokaryotes
2.4K
Prokaryote translation is a complex, highly coordinated process that converts genetic information from mRNA into functional proteins. It involves three stages: initiation, elongation, and termination, each facilitated by specific molecular components.Initiation of TranslationThe process begins with the assembly of the ribosomal subunits and initiation factors on the mRNA. In bacteria, the 30S ribosomal subunit recognizes the Shine-Dalgarno sequence in the mRNA, a conserved region upstream of...
2.4K
Termination of Translation
28.5K
The large ribosomal subunit has several important structures essential to translation. These include the peptidyl transferase center (PTC) - which is the site where the peptide bond is formed - and a large, internal, water-filled tube through which the nascent polypeptide moves. This latter structure is called the Peptide Exit Tunnel, and it begins at the PTC and spans the body of the large ribosomal subunit. During translation, as the nascent polypeptide chain is synthesized, it passes through...
28.5K
Ribosomal RNA Synthesis
15.1K
Ribosome synthesis is a highly complex and coordinated process involving more than 200 assembly factors. The synthesis and processing of ribosomal components occurs not only in the nucleolus but also in the nucleoplasm and the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells.
Ribosome biogenesis begins with the synthesis of 5S and 45S pre-rRNAs by distinct RNA polymerases. The primary transcripts are extensively processed and modified before they are bound and folded by ribosomal proteins and assembly factors,...
Ribosome biogenesis begins with the synthesis of 5S and 45S pre-rRNAs by distinct RNA polymerases. The primary transcripts are extensively processed and modified before they are bound and folded by ribosomal proteins and assembly factors,...
15.1K

