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ArticleNucleic acids research2017

eIF1 modulates the recognition of suboptimal translation initiation sites and steers gene expression via uORFs.

Daria Fijalkowska, Steven Verbruggen, Elvis Ndah, Veronique Jonckheere, Gerben Menschaert, Petra Van Damme

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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46 citing papers in PubMed, 79 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Daria FijalkowskaVIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Steven VerbruggenLab of Bioinformatics and Computational Genomics, Department of Mathematical Modelling, Statistics and Bioinformatics, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Elvis NdahVIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Veronique JonckheereVIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Gerben MenschaertLab of Bioinformatics and Computational Genomics, Department of Mathematical Modelling, Statistics and Bioinformatics, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Petra Van DammeVIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Ghent University · BEVIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology · BE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alternative translation initiation mechanisms such as leaky scanning and reinitiation potentiate the polycistronic nature of human transcripts. By allowing for reprogrammed translation, these mechanisms can mediate biological responses to stimuli. We combined proteomics with ribosome profiling and mRNA sequencing to identify the biological targets of translation control triggered by the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 1 (eIF1), a protein implicated in the stringency of start codon selection. We quantified expression changes of over 4000 proteins and 10 000 actively translated transcripts, leading to the identification of 245 transcripts undergoing translational control mediated by upstream open reading frames (uORFs) upon eIF1 deprivation. Here, the stringency of start codon selection and preference for an optimal nucleotide context were largely diminished leading to translational upregulation of uORFs with suboptimal start. Interestingly, genes affected by eIF1 deprivation were implicated in energy production and sensing of metabolic stress.

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Peptide Chain Initiation, TranslationalCell LineCodon, InitiatorEnergy MetabolismEukaryotic Initiation FactorsGene ExpressionGene Knockdown TechniquesHCT116 CellsHumansNeoplasm ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsNucleic Acid ConformationOpen Reading FramesRibosomesRNA, MessengerStress, PhysiologicalCodon, InitiatorEIF1 protein, humanEukaryotic Initiation FactorsNeoplasm ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsRNA, Messenger

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PMID28541577
PMCPMC5570006
OpenAlexW2619131772

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