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ArticleNucleic acids research2011

Common conformational changes induced in type 2 picornavirus IRESs by cognate trans-acting factors.

Yingpu Yu, Irina S Abaeva, Assen Marintchev, Tatyana V Pestova, Christopher U T Hellen

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 79 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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79 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 114 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yingpu YuDepartment of Cell Biology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA.
Irina S Abaeva
Assen Marintchev
Tatyana V Pestova
Christopher U T Hellen
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University · USBoston University · US

Funding

SCANNING PROCESS IN EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATIONR01GM059660 · NIGMS · SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER · PI PESTOVA, TATYANA V · 1999 to 2016
$4.7M
IRES-mediated translation initiation on viral mRNAsR01AI051340 · NIAID · SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER · PI HELLEN, CHRISTOPHER ULRICH TRISTRAM · 2002 to 2013
$3.6M
Mechanisms of assembly and remodeling of human translation initiation complexesR01GM095720 · NIGMS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI MARINTCHEV, ASSEN G · 2011 to 2015
$1.5M
IRES-mediated translation initiation on viral mRNAsR56AI051340 · NIAID · SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER · PI HELLEN, CHRISTOPHER ULRICH TRISTRAM · 2008 to 2015
$856k
Regulation of translation through the human translation initiation factor eIF5BK01CA119107 · NCI · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI MARINTCHEV, ASSEN G · 2006 to 2010
$645k
NCI NIH HHS K01 CA119107NIAID NIH HHS AI51340NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI051340NIAID NIH HHS R56 AI051340NIGMS NIH HHS GM59660NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM059660NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM095720
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Type 2 internal ribosomal entry sites (IRESs) of encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV), foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) and other picornaviruses comprise five major domains H-L. Initiation of translation on these IRESs begins with specific binding of the central domain of initiation factor, eIF4G to the J-K domains, which is stimulated by eIF4A. eIF4G/eIF4A then restructure the region of ribosomal attachment on the IRES and promote recruitment of ribosomal 43S pre-initiation complexes. In addition to canonical translation factors, type 2 IRESs also require IRES trans-acting factors (ITAFs) that are hypothesized to stabilize the optimal IRES conformation that supports efficient ribosomal recruitment: the EMCV IRES is stimulated by pyrimidine tract binding protein (PTB), whereas the FMDV IRES requires PTB and ITAF(45). To test this hypothesis, we assessed the effect of ITAFs on the conformations of EMCV and FMDV IRESs by comparing their influence on hydroxyl radical cleavage of these IRESs from the central domain of eIF4G. The observed changes in cleavage patterns suggest that cognate ITAFs promote similar conformational changes that are consistent with adoption by the IRESs of comparable, more compact structures, in which domain J undergoes local conformational changes and is brought into closer proximity to the base of domain I.

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5' Untranslated RegionsPeptide Chain Initiation, TranslationalBase SequenceEncephalomyocarditis virusEukaryotic Initiation Factor-4AEukaryotic Initiation Factor-4GEukaryotic Initiation FactorsFoot-and-Mouth Disease VirusMolecular Sequence DataMutationNucleic Acid ConformationPolypyrimidine Tract-Binding ProteinRibosomesRNA, Viral5' Untranslated RegionsEukaryotic Initiation Factor-4AEukaryotic Initiation Factor-4GEukaryotic Initiation FactorsPolypyrimidine Tract-Binding ProteinRNA, Viral

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PMID21306989
PMCPMC3113573
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