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ArticleNucleic acids research2020

Identification and characterization of hippuristanol-resistant mutants reveals eIF4A1 dependencies within mRNA 5' leader regions.

Jutta Steinberger, Leo Shen, Stephen J Kiniry, Sai Kiran Naineni, Regina Cencic, Mehdi Amiri, Sarah A E Aboushawareb, Jennifer Chu, Rayelle Itoua Maïga, Brahm J Yachnin and 4 more

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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14 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.

Jutta SteinbergerDepartment of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal H3G 1Y6, Canada.
Leo ShenDepartment of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal H3G 1Y6, Canada.
Stephen J KinirySchool of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Sai Kiran NaineniDepartment of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal H3G 1Y6, Canada.
Regina CencicDepartment of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal H3G 1Y6, Canada.
Mehdi AmiriDepartment of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal H3G 1Y6, Canada.
Sarah A E AboushawarebDepartment of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal H3G 1Y6, Canada.
Jennifer ChuDepartment of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal H3G 1Y6, Canada.
Rayelle Itoua MaïgaDepartment of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal H3G 1Y6, Canada.
Brahm J YachninDepartment of Chemistry & Chemical Biology & the Institute for Quantitative Biomedicine, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway 08854, NJ.
Francis RobertDepartment of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal H3G 1Y6, Canada.
Nahum SonenbergDepartment of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal H3G 1Y6, Canada.
Pavel V BaranovSchool of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Jerry PelletierDepartment of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal H3G 1Y6, Canada.
McGill University · CAUniversity College Cork · IERutgers, The State University of New Jersey · US

Funding

CIHR FDN-148366Wellcome Trust 210692/Z/18/
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hippuristanol (Hipp) is a natural product that selectively inhibits protein synthesis by targeting eukaryotic initiation factor (eIF) 4A, a DEAD-box RNA helicase required for ribosome recruitment to mRNA templates. Hipp binds to the carboxyl-terminal domain of eIF4A, locks it in a closed conformation, and inhibits its RNA binding. The dependencies of mRNAs for eIF4A during initiation is contingent on the degree of secondary structure within their 5' leader region. Interest in targeting eIF4A therapeutically in cancer and viral-infected settings stems from the dependencies that certain cellular (e.g. pro-oncogenic, pro-survival) and viral mRNAs show towards eIF4A. Using a CRISPR/Cas9-based variomics screen, we identify functional EIF4A1 Hipp-resistant alleles, which in turn allowed us to link the translation-inhibitory and cytotoxic properties of Hipp to eIF4A1 target engagement. Genome-wide translational profiling in the absence or presence of Hipp were undertaken and our validation studies provided insight into the structure-activity relationships of eIF4A-dependent mRNAs. We find that mRNA 5' leader length, overall secondary structure and cytosine content are defining features of Hipp-dependent mRNAs.

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5' Untranslated RegionsCell Line, TumorCRISPR-Cas SystemsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEukaryotic Initiation Factor-4AHumansLeukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL PositiveMutationRibosomesSterols5' Untranslated RegionsEIF4A1 protein, humanEukaryotic Initiation Factor-4AhippuristanolSterols

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PMID32766783
PMCPMC7515738
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